THE North and West Vancouver chambers of commerce Shoestring Business Series contin- ues this week: i Thursday, Nov. 7, 6:30 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. Eliminate Computer Confusion. Learn how to determine what's need- ed, how to get it affordably and where technology is heading. The session is presented by Malcolm Metcalfe. He has 25 years of experience designing and installing computer sys- tems for major organizations. Tuesday, Nov. 12, 6:30 p.m. Foreign From page 22 districts in the province that provide such a program, Our foreign students come from Austria, China, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Russia, Singapore, Spain and Taiwan. : ’ Dr. Erica Bell-Lowther, West Vancouver school district , candidate: “An excellent..public .education system i$ fundamental. to making Canada the best country in the world to live in. Education must be fund- _. ed adequately through our tax system to ensure that all students, regardless of where they live, have access to high quality education. We should not have to rely on funds from foreign stu- dents to create a quality sys- tem. I believe foreign stu- dents are welcome in our school system provided that there is sufficient space and they pay the. full costs, including the additional costs required, if necessary, to assist them in acquiring English and integrating into Canadian culture.” “David Stevenson, West Vancouver school trustee _ candidate: “Over the past. ‘10. years West Vancouver | has developed an interna- tional student program that has grown from 36 to 232 students. This. program will contribute over $1 million towards local student needs ’ this year. There is an ‘ever increasing strain on budget funds to provide the same levels of services. The district high schools Office Space For Sale own your office and build equity ' WEST VANCOUVER '* 2477 Batievue “NORTH VANCOUVER © 441 West 16th St. 4200 Sq.ft. $649, 000. ~~” 455 EAST 3RD ST. from 550 Sq.ft. to 1876 Sq.ft. Call David Thomas os Mark Hagedorn. 922-6995 © to 9:15 pm. Buy Yourself a Business. Looking for a fran- chise or established business? Find out what to know and what to ask. The session is hosted by Burbara Densmore. The pane] includes Lloyd Shears of Fran-net, Colette Chilcott, a lawyer who special- izes in small business purchase and sale, John Allen with the North Shore Credit Union, ‘chartered accountant Grace Pagnanini with Pagnanini and Edwards, Ken Grant of Trend Trek Strategic Marketing Consultants and ‘Tony Mumford of Western Canadian Business Brokers. Students November 16 are at or beyond full capaci- ‘ty. There is only limited room to support an interna- tional student program. We need to look toward a downsizing of this program and. to establish business partnerships that will pro- vide the additional funding currently provided by the international student fees.” Clive Bird, West Vancouver school trustee candidate: “The use of for- eign students as an income source for a school district is an appropriate means of raising money, provided it is done in reasonable num- bers and docs not replace, in any ‘material way, the usual source of money or the school district through province-wide bloc fund- ing. Forcign students in a school district provide cul- tural diversity as well as rev- enue. However, income from foreign students can fluctuate from year to year and could disappear at any time. Tt would be a big, mis- take for a school district to rely on such: income for arts S| WW Thursday, Nov. 14, 6:30 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. Fast Track Your Business Start-up. Find out how to ensure that your business is one of the 20% that mukes it past the first year. The session is hosted by Ken Grant, principal of Trend Trek Strategic Marketing Consultants. The — panel includes Gabrielle Loren, CGA, Paul — Beaumont, resource person for the North Shore's Business Information Centre, Moe Somani of the SOHO Business Group, John Alten with North Shore Credit Union and Tony Mumford, pay way day-to-day purposes.” Kristi Cave, West Vancouver school trustee candidate: “As funds from the provincial government decrease per student in the West Vancouver district it is apparent that extra funding is required. The - interna- tional students funding our district is substantial and without it we would be in trouble financially and have to cut back in areas of spending. The international students put in approxi- mately $2 million dollars each year to the district and all of this is used on support teachers for the internation- al students and increased opportunity for the stu- dents that live in West Vancouver. I don’t see this as our only entrepreneurial opportunity for outside funding but this is a major source of income that we need to keep in the dis- trict.” Ken Haycock, West Vancouver school trustee candidate: “International students enrich the West Vancouver secondary school program by provid- ing diversity in the student population and global per- . spectives in our classrooms, as well as providing millions Sce more page 28 _ « THE RETIREMENT SPECIALISTS Monthly income on $50,000 investment Lite Annuity 10 yr. Guarantee tst¥t. | fothYr. | 10th Yr. Fund Value 4 For your personal Annuity or B ARIF tilustration or a copy of our Guide, © call 925-3101 Solguard Financial Ltd. . 401-100 Park Royal S., West Vancouver Building better retirement incomes since 1974 SOPRO are president of the Western Canadian Business Brokers Association. The sessions are at the ICBC building in North Vancouver. 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