north shore news = BUSINESS JAX Fashion Fabrics manager Louise Cheung peers through a rack full of merchandise. Jax sells fabrics and factory made clothes, plus a line of accessories. Z DR. Chad Alderson knows how to fix back and neck ailments at his practice. | Next week in your } North Shore Hews www.nsnews.com Wednesday. April 28, 1999 - North Shore News — 17 NEWS photos Julie iverson MOTHER India owner Davinder Sandhu says timing is everything when cook- ing curry at his restaurant. Restaurant's fame reaches Winnipeg COMMERCIAL Avenues is a bi-monthly feature of the North Shore News business section, While it is by no means a comprehensive aide ta any of the arens it focuses on, it seeks to capture a snapshot of the day-to-day life of businesses selected at random tat call the street home. If you have a business that is part of a worshwhile block ar know of any, shave it with us. Write to Commercial Avenues ¢/o Bot) Mackin at the North Shore News, 1139 Lonsdale Ave. North Vancouver, V7M 2H4 or e-mail . Bob Mackin News Reporter DAVINDER Sandhu’s Mother India restaurant once had a customer call for home delivery from Winnipeg. That’s night, Winnipeg. According to Sandhu, the customer was referred by a Park Royal hotel emplovee. Now that’s what you call word of mouth! Fouc-vear-old Mother India’s menu includes 60 entrees, with a spotlight: on chicken and lamb. “Every — dish has a different flavour and we use no preserva: tives,” Sandhu says. “All our cooking is done on the premises. We don't buy any pre-made food. We grind our own spices. Thar makes a lot of difference.” Sandhu is’ originally from Punjab in northwest India and has been here tor 27 years. He brought with him a love for cooking and food thar he learned fro:n professional chefs, including the renowned Mr. Kaputra. aay. ce 16TH STREET W."a The curry specialist cooked for the King of Saudi Arabia and Indira Gandhi, among oth- ers and inspired Sandhu to become a restaurateur, “When vou serve good food to people, you give it honest from your heart. You can’t go wrong,” Sandhu savs. Get back Out with snowboarders. In with gardeners and softball players. That, in a nutshell, is a summary of chi- ropractor Dr, Chad Alderson’s patients. Alderson, who spe- cializes in recondi- tioning, also han- dles Workers’ Compensation Board claims front workers with sore backs and necks. Alderson worked under his father, 32-year veteran Dr. Douglas Alderson, just down the street. But it’s not necessar- ily head-to-head (or, shall we say, back-to-back) competition, he savs. The most common injuries 9G BK the younger Alderson treats are lower back and neck ailments, though “It's funny, you'll have weeks yo by and you'll sce the same condition. Then you won't see it for a while,” he says. To avoid neck and back problems, Alderson recom- mends active people start their exercise regimen gradually, rather than simply heading into a full workout after a quick stretch. “Whatever you're going to do, If you're running, start run- ning very slow. Stretching can actually start injuries,” he warns. O Casual! Casual is the name of the fashion game in Canada and Kasha Rudner doesn’t mind. Originally from Poland, Rudner got her fashion educa- tion in South Africa. “There’s a big difference,” says the proprietor of Best Labels. “Canada is the most See Canadians 18 On Friday in This Week, we take an advance look at the NewMusicWest conference coming up in Vancouver and preview the play Nighimare of a Cabdriver. And in our Sunday Focus, News reporter Deana Lancaster examines the initiatives North Shore high school students have launched to prevent viclence from occurring in their schools.