PYF VEEL eg Tone opt pte temeeeeet sce ~~ ' uO . ‘ - BUSINESS BRIEFS NORTH SHORE Community Services offers a legal information counselling service to North Shore resi- dents and also provides assistance and advocacy to people who are unable to afford a lawyer. The focus of the service is on fainily law, welfare rights, consumer, credit and debt problems as well as small claims and landlord-tenant disputes. Disability and human rights issues are also ad- dressed. For more information on the free 985-7138. service, call wee WOMEN WHO want to change jobs or enter the labor market after an absence can join one of two North Shore groups this fall. Elecia Hart wil! offer a Jobseeker's Network group at the North Shore Neighborhood House Wednesday mornings and a second one at the North Shore Women's Centre Wednesday nights. Both groups begin the last week of September. The programs will include labor market and train- ing information as well as self-assessment and con- fidence building exercises. “We developed the network because labor market information is hard to access, but is only part of the story anyway,” said Donna Stewart, executive direc- tor of Learning Resources. ‘‘Once a woman has es- tablished a goal, group support is crucial to success.”’ For more information call 251-7476. wearer VERY LITTLE industrial space is for lease or sale in North Vancouver, according to the fall Greater Van- couver Iadustriat Report published by Coldwell Banker Commercial Real Estate Services. But strata units specifically designed for this mar- ket and the upgrading and renovation of older build- ings offer good development opportunities. There are sdill several Key sites available where this type of de- velopment would be possible. The report adds that if building owners can pro- vide parking, the City of North Vancouver would consider upgrading zoning from M3 to CD, allowing up to $0 per cent office space, rather than 20 per cent in industrial buildings. No significant downward price adjustment ts es- pected, due to a lack of supply of product, financial strength of developers and strong demand. Lease rates now vary from a low of $6.50 per square foot to 2 high of $42 per square foo, while industrial land is selling for $25 to $35 per square foot. eee THE B.C. Enterprise Centre will be the site of a celebration of small businesses on Oct. 21) during Smail Business Week. Presented by the Federal Business Development Bank and the Ethno Business Council, Small Business Exposition ‘90 will feature a trade fair, business counselling, workshops. keynote speakers and entertainment. sat A B.C.-California Memorandum of Cooperation and a B.C.-California Economic Cooperation Arrange- ment was recently signed by Premier Bill Vander Zalm and California Gov. George Deukmejian. The agreement is expected to boost B.C.'s eco- nomic ties with California as well as enhance trade between the province and the state. “California is one of British Columbia’s most im- portant export destinations. Last year, Californians bought over $1.1 billion worth of British Columbia exports and we look forward to an even closer rela- tionship because of these new cooperative initia- tives,’’ said Vander Zalm. / ARDAGH HUNTER TURNER Consultant warns of too ‘green’ ecologists From page 18 respect to the environment than ever before. The people at the helm of industry are not these evil people trying to profit from pollu- tion. I think, as with anything, you are going to find some people who are bad actors and some who are responsible corporate citizens. From our perspective, what is very interesting is that a lot of the people getting into positions of power in corporations grew up with an inherent appreciation for the environment. It doesn’t matter what your political stripe is."’ The company has watched the number of environmental consul- tants grow rapidly over the past few years. While that is good news on the surface, Finnbogason says the lack of a system of ac- creditation for the consulting ac- tivity means that anybody can enter the field. “Anybody can be an en- vironmental consultant and, con- versely, anybody can be an en- vironmentalist. The waters are muddied by a whole slough of new players who may or may not have credentials,"’ he said. 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