29 - Wednesdays, March 23, 1988 North Share News —

BUSINESS

ACTIVE ENERGY SYSTEMS

ROD WIEBE has made
water conservation his
business.

Wiebe is the regional manager
for Active Energy Systems, a
North Vancouver company with
exclusive distribution rights to a
number of water-saving devices for
use in the home or institutionally.

The company, started in March
of jast year, has since expanded
with locations zeross Western
Canada. The bulk of the business
is the institutional installation of
controlled flow showerheads,
faucet aerators and toilet dams.

While the products are not
glamorous consumer items, they
work to save money by saving our

Jow-flaw showerhead can reduce average of 10 times a day each.
costs by as much as 66 per cent, The saving amounts to 20 of more
toilet dam, fitted into the — gallons per day
tank, can stem the flow of the © woman and child.

water we flush away on a nalionil

A

ater conservation profitabl

year,

An aerator, screwed on to kitch-
en and bathroom
reduce the flaw trom ning gallons
per minute to approximately three
gallons per minute.

For more information call Ac-
tive Energy Systems at 985-6021.

NORTH VANCOUVER-based
Vickery Collision
celebrating its 10th anniversary this

The business was established as

e for

NOW'S THE PERFECT TIME TO INVEST
IN AUTOMOBILE FUTURES

Tor $19.630°. you can buy a car. OF you can in

vest in an automobile with a future,

Should you Choose the latter, we suqgest you
caamine the Volvo 280 DL. In addition toa trim:
mer, teaner aero-dynamically restyled body and
heated tront seats as standard equigment. vir-
tually every inch af sheet metal bas been
gencrously zinc-coated for longer tife and comes
with Volvo's six year Corrosion Protection
Limited Warranty.' It also comes with Volvo's
well-catned reputation for durability and
dependabilliy.

And you don’t need one nf the Bay Street boys
to tell you just haw precious those commodities

WV fir

Street and employing cizht people, — of cars.
does collision work, repairs, paint-
ing and reconditioning for all types 3234,

For more information call 98és-

most precious of natural resources Les Vickery Collision are these days.
— water. ° September, 1952, by Les Vickery, F VOLVO 240 Dt. fea i
Wiebe says most people don’: business a professional Pacific Coast WE RRR Saale ace he

League Canucks hockey player.

have an idea of how much water is °
di j0-minut briefcase The business was continued by PHONE ME TODAY!

shower wife Mickey Vickery after. Les SPECIALTY MOTOR CARS 1970 LTD.
Figures show that we use 50 to Michael Becker passed away in October, 1971. Son 1235 MARINE DRIVE, N. VANCOUVER 980-2464

Rorie Vickery bought the business
from his mother in 1978.
The shop, Jocated at 1419 Main

80 gallons of water per shower, 60
per cent of which is hot water.
Wiebe claims his ‘company's

Fiydro
earnings
increase

IMPROVEMENTS in the provin-
cial economy are reflected in B.C.
Hydro’s interim report for the nine
months ended December 31, 1987,
Hydro’s total revenue increased by
$125 million, or nine per cent, to
$1,495 million for a net Joss of $5
million, $72 million better than in
the same period last year.

The warmest spell of weather
experienced by the province since
1958 combincd with decreased gas
prices to cause a $28 million reduc-
tion in gas revenues.

Electric heating revenues were
also lower, but domestic sales of
electricity increased by $20 million
due to higher demand from 66
business and large industries. If you

Export sales to the United States want to try Gower have
were worth $142 million compared . ry nn otalates .
to only $11 million in the first nine something M ja stable home
months of the previous fiscal year. A Doaps , NG Cw ev a

Chairman Larry Bell said the different, . cnyironment
favorable U.S. market situation something = but we want

to share

was due to low water conditions in .
the Pacific North West and in- challenging....

creased fossil fuel costs in Califor- fostering 4 ; with other

nia, where oil, gas and coal are us- in : teil deg

"ed to generate electricity. iS it. @® é children. @
Judie and Allan Jaliman

Foster Parents - 4/4 years

Stephen and Vanessa Morrell

The improved domestic revenues
Foster Parents = 24 years

and significant export sales,
together with reductions in taxes
and finance charges, meant an in-
crease of $168 million in operating
income.

Operating expenses, excluding
finance charges, were down by $4
million while the marked im-
provement in the value of the Ca-
nadian dollar against the U.S.
dollar and the continued reduction
in Hydro’s outstanding debt led to
a $39 million drop in finance
charges.

Hydro has continued to curtail
this debt showing a net reduction
of $71 million. The principal
amount of the debt, subject to
foreign exchange fluctuations,
declined by $460 million over the
nine month period.

Foster children are kids up to 19 years of age, from every social, economic
and ethnic background who, for many different reasons, need a temporary home.

They could be facing parental strife, abuse, health problems or sudden
absence of guardians.

Whatever the reasons, they all have one thing in common, they necd
someone to provide for their emotional and physical well-being.

Do you have what it takes? To find out, call:

Province of British Columbia ;
Ministry of Social Services and Housing
Honourable Claude Richmond, Minister

FOSTER CARE

British Colranhia