APPAREL MARKETING

REPRESENTATIVES FROM
two North Shore apparel com-
panies went to Seattle recently to
learn how to export their products
to bordering U.S. states.

Cametdance Designs of North
Vancouver and Westcoast Soft-
wear Ltd. of West Vancouver
were among 33 apparel companies
from B.C. making the trip, ac-
cording to North Vancouver-
Seymour MLA Jack Davis and
West Vancouver-Capilano MLA
John Reynolds.

“This practical, two-day semi-
nar is a regular part of the highly
successful New Exporters to
Border States program (NEBS),”
said Davis. “In the past three
years, more than 500 B.C. com-
panies have taken advantage of
the program's intensive seminars
which are conducted about 16
times a year.”

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Reynolds said NEBS is operated

by B.C. Trade, the federal
department of science, industry
and technology, the Canadian

consulate-general in Seattle and
also has the co-operation of U.S.
Customs.

“The January seminar included
presentations by U.S. Customs,
border brokers, U.S. retail and
marketing consultants, the Pacific
Northwest Apparel Association
and a review of showrooms at the
Seattle Wrade Centre,’’ said
Reynolds.

International Business Minister
Elwood Veitch, chairman of B.C.
Trade, said NEBS shows com-
panies how to identify market op-
portunities, develop market plans,
access provincial and federal gov-
ernment support, select: manufac-
turing agents or distributors and
access export financing.

“This cooperative program be-
tween the federal and provincial
governments offers an excellent
introduction to exporting both
goods and services to the large
market just south of the border,”
said Veitch.

RRSP TALK

THE CAPILANO branch of the
North Vancouver District: Library
will present a talk on RRSP to be
delivered by financial advisor Bob
Resch on Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m.

For more information,
987-4471.

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PHONE PROFIT

B.C. TEE'S consolidated earnings
for the final quarter of 1990 were
49 cents per average ordinary
share compared to 4! cents per
share from continuing operations
in the same quarter of 1989.

For the year, earnings increased
to $1.72 per share compared to
$1.47 per share from continuing
operations in 1989.

“The improvements in earnings
in 1990 reflect the strong overall
performance of the provincial
economy and the resultant in-
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Local service revenues also im-
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Operating revenues for the year
increase 9.6 per cent to $1,852.6
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