BUSINESS BRIEFS FINANCIAL MERGER BERT WICKHAM & Associates Lid. has merged with Solguard Financial Ltd. to provide a retirement planning service for the North Shore. The merger is expected to pro- vide some ‘“‘very important advan- tages’* to all concerned. Solguard Financial has been in- volved in the financial services for retirement area for the past 17 years while Bert Wickham and Associates has been regarded as one of the leading providers of individual retirement planning on the North Shore for the fast 0 years. “The combined strength of the new entity will) consist of six licensed planners plus the excellent support stalf to which the clients of both organizations have become accustomed,’ said Wickham. He added that for the time be- ing the two companies will retain their names, although the new come to be firm will eventually PFRSONAL RANKING ONLY RATE SUBJECT TO CHANGE E Citizens Trust| Known as Solguard Financiai Lid. The new company will set up its operations in the Kapitane [00 building in West Vancouver, White Solyuard has bought out Wickham, he will sall continue to act ay a consultant with the new firm, “Powill not be walking away Cram this.’” Wickham said. Wickham has been cutting down on his activity as he Prepares for a periad at semi retirement, HIRE A STUDENT THE HIRE-A-Student program was recently launched by the B.C.-Yukon Canada Employment Centre tor Students (CEC-S). “The Canadian Manufacturers’ Association is concerned with de- veloping a skilled, stable work force for the future. Businesses can help assure their own con- tinued success by hiring a student for the summer,” said Blair Witson, vice-president of the B.C. division of the Canadian Manu- facturers’ Association, A nation-wide network of more than 400 CEC-S offices will offer services across Canada between April and September, including 43 in the B.C.-Yukon region. They are staffed by post secondary stu- dents and recent university gradu- ates, In 1990, these offices helped close (6 39,000 students find summer jobs across the region, The CEC-S office in North Vancouver is supervised by Cheryl Marsh and is located at 306-120 Lonsdale Avenue. For more in- formation call Marsh at 666-9192. CREDIT UNION EX PANDS THE NORTH Shore Credit Union recently opened its newest 5 YEAR TERM DEPOSIT 983-3773 Lonsdale Quay Next to Seabus North Vancouver 24 Hr. Quote Line 682-4636 MEMBER CANADA DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION THE CORPORATION OF THE DISTRICT OF WEST VANCOUVER 750 - (7TH STREET, WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. V7V 3T3 PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT SPRINKLING RESTRICTION NOTICE The Waterworks Regulation Bylaw 3543, 1989 aliaws the Municipality to set the days and hours for sprinkling, The sprinkling regulations are effective from May 16 10 September 15. Sprinkling is permitted as follows: Even numbered properiies on Even Calendar Days Of numberec properies on Odd Calendar Days. Hours’ @90 A.M. to 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM. 5:00 PM Persons failing to comply with the reguiations cl this bylaw shall be liable to the penalties under the Ottence Act. branch at the Pacifie Landmark building, 1095 West Pender Street in Vancouver. The date of the opening, May 7, was significant because it also marked the S0th anniversary of the financial institution's “Part. nership in’ Your Community" program, fi was 50 years azo on May 7 when 10 people threw in $1 each and signed the charter to establish the North Shore Credit Union. Fifty years later, it has grown to $365 million in assets and 39,000 members. At its recent 50th annual gener- al meeting held in North Van- couver and Whistler, Gerry Brewer and Jack Bright were re- elected for another term while Douglas Deeks and Verne Prior were elected as new directors. 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