Senior citizens benefit from free tax clinics

FREE TAX CLINICS

THE INSTITUTE of Charter-ed
Accountants of British Columbia
(ICABC) is holding free tax. clinics
for seniors 65 and older whose
annual incomes are $15,000 or less.
This is the 2ist year that the
- organization has offered this ser-
vice. Some 400 chartered accoun-
‘tants will help citizens at more than
40 designated clinics throughout the
Lower Mainland during the month
of March.

MANAGER ANNOUNCED

The Board of Directors of the
‘Lonsdale Quay Market
‘Corporation has © appointed
Andrew Lowther as general man-
ager of the Lonsdale Quay Market.

_ Lowther has formerly held man-
agement positions with Cambridge

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: North Vancouver,
_ KEEN KEENEST

. Keen Engineering Co. Ltd. has
become a large fund-drive support-
er. of the Lions Gate Hospital
“Fe oundaticn.

so The engincering company,
“which-has been based on the North

“Shore for over 30 years, will raise
money in several ways, including

soliciting corporate donations from
its, business contacts and participat-
ng in events such as the Lions Gate
‘Hospital 911 Relay.

| _ HIRING GAINS

se.in job opportunities is
predicted for the Vancouver area

this April, May and Jane. according
to. Manpower Temporary
Services, the world’s largest tempo-
rary help company.

Results of the Second Quarter
Employment Outlook Survey reveal
that 31% of those interviewed envi-
sion hiring personnel this spring,
while 12% expect to scale down.
Another 55% anticipate no change
and 2% are unsure of what will hap-
pen.

HARMONY AND
’ BUSINESS

The Harmony Arts Festival is
looking for sponsors for its annual
week-long community arts extrava-
ganza.

The event stretches along the
waterfront and Marine Drive to
Dundarave Pier, with outdoor con-
certs and arlists painting in the
parks and on the beaches.

Harmony sponsors will receive a
benefit package which includes cor-
porate identification of all promo-
tional materials including an cight-
page festival brochure and jogos on
festival T-shirts and posters, among
other opportunities. Cross promo-
tions are also available.

For further information, call
Coleen Reid. Harmony Manager:
925-3605.

AIDS IN THE
WORKPLACE

The British Columbia Human
Resources Management Assoc-

iation:is holding a number of

events in the next few months. |

_ .Change: Where and What is it?
will be the topic of HR Showcase
‘94 on March Y from 5 to 8:30 p.m.
Dealing with AIDS in the

Environmental week

. CAPILANO COLLEGE, the North
Shore’s largest academic institution
with an enrollment of over 5,000
students, will be holding its first-

ever Environment: Week from,

March 14 to.!7 on the college cam-
, pus located at 2055 Purcell Way.
4 North Vancouver.

Focus of the week is to heighten
“student and community awareness
‘of the state of the environment and
promote the adoption of environ-
mentally sustainable practices both

~: on and off campus.

An additional aim of the week is
to raise funds for contribution to a
deserving conservation project in
the Lower Mainland,

The Environment Week commit-
tee has chosen the Maplewood Flats
wetlands restoration project as the
beneficiary. Funds will primarily be
raised.via a raffle of donated “‘envi-
ronmentally friendly” prizes such as
a bicycle. and transit passes.

The general public is encour-
aged to visit the campus and take
part in the week's events.

PORE

THE CORPORATION OF THE DISTRICT OF
WEST VANCOUVER

750-17th Street, West Vancouver,B.C. V7V 3T3
Telephone: 922-1211

FLUSHING OF WATER MAINS
NOTICE

The Municipal water works section will commence.
its annual program of flushing of water mains
March 14/94 through April 29/94.

This may result in some turbidity in the water
supply. The sediment is bacterially harmless. The
water may show some discoloration that could
affect certain commercial undertakings.

B.A. Lambert
P. Eng
Director of Operations '

Workplace is the subject of a semi-
nar being held April 6, The 19th
Annual Presidents’ Luncheon tikes
place April 13. with guest speaker
Jeff Mooney. president fA aW
Food Services of Canada Ltd..
addressing the topic of Achieving
Commitment in a
Constant Change.

All of the above take place at the
Four Seasons Hotel. On April 13 at
the Vancouver Renaissance Hotel,
the organization will hold a duy-
fong review of the Bill 65 amend-
ments to the Employment Standards
Act. and of the Thompson Report
recommendations for comprehen-
sive changes to the Employment
Standards Act. Call @84-7228 to
reserve a spot al any of these
events.

PRENOR TRUST

Prenor Trust, 1452 Lonsdale.
has been transformed into the
Laurentian Bank of Canada,
new manager is Rudy Girardi.

FINDING A WAY

The first-ever regional canfer-
ence of the Association of Simon
Fraser University’s Collegiate
Entrepreneurs will be held March
1} and 12 at the Holiday tno
Downtown. The conference is
expected to draw about [50 stu-
dents from B.C. and Alberta.
Conference sessions will include
how to start a business while still in

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Networking. with speaker Ernie
Tadla of Odyssey Consulting
luternational,

There will be a no-host supper
networking session in the restaurant
before the meeting is convened. For
further information: 224-7243,

school, marketing business start-
lips, overcoming communication
barriers, careers in entrepreneur.
ship. and an entrepreneus's pane)
discussion, For further information,
contact Kendra Summers or
James Phillips at 291-3475 or
Marianne Meadaht at 291-4323.

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Business Association will conduct
its monthly meeting on Tuesday,
March (5 at 7 p.m. in the Ramada
Vancouver Centre Oak Room, 898 fi
Broadway West. The topic will be
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