BUSINESS SRIEFS COLLEGE TAKES FIRST A TEAM of second-year business Management students . from Capilano College recently won the College Business Game competi- tion held in Richmond. This is the second consecutive year a Capilano College tearm has wor the’ competition which was co-sponsored ‘by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of B.C... The winning. team, headed by BUSINESS BRIEFS coach Anne Watson, consisted of Tina Alto, Katie Milligan, Meredeth Mackay and Tammy Taylor. They each received a C.A. plaque, $50 and a personal com- puter from VTech Laser Com- puters Ltd. In addition, they were awarded a trophy, and a $750 award was given to the college. Taylor also received $100 for being named the best accountant. The title for best chief executive . officer went to Alto. In the competition, each team makes strategic policy and finan- cial decisions for an information systems company for which they produce the hardware, software and related products. A total of 12 decisions are made tegarding financing, investing, marketing and stock pricing for a six-year period in the life of their traded company. This year’s win- ners were picked by a panel of judges. “The institute of Chartered Accountants of B.C. is pleased to be the sponsor of .the competition and an active partisipant,’’ said Dr. Don Carter, principal of the School of Chartered Accountancy. “It’s not only an effective and exciting way for students to apply what they’ve learned to the world of finances but also helps build the future business leaders of this country.”” Teams from all but two of the colleges in B.C. took part in the competition. GREEN OFFICES THE SEARCH continues for the greenest office in B.C. The Recycling Council of B.C. and Pitney Bowes-of Canada would like to honor offices and. companies that have taken the ini- tiative and established waste minimizations programs in the workplace. Nominations for the Pitney Bowes National Office Recycling Award will be accepted until March 31. Any company can be nominated for the award, The nomination must also include a letter no longer than 500 words which describes the nominee’s efforts to reduce office waste and how employees of the office participate . in the program. Nominations can be faxed to {-800-461-3777 of mailed to Pitney Bowes Nationa! Office Recycling Awards, c/o Recycling Council of B.C., 102-1525 8th Ave., Vancouver, V65 ITS. Each entry will receive a mini desktop blue box from Pitney Bowes to hold pens and pencils. The winning company will be awarded a Pitney Bowes plain paper fax machine and a certifi- cate of achievement from the Recycling Council of B.C. GRAIN RECORD CANADIAN PACIFIC (CP) Rail has set a new record for the number of grain hopper cars moved in one week to.the Port of Vancouver. ‘The record, 2,888 cars loaded with export grain, surpassed the previous record by 12%. That re- cord of 2,589 cars was set in 1987. The hopper cars, which carried about 245,000 tonnes or approxi- mately eight million bushels of grain, were delivered to six major grain elevators on the North Shore and Vancouver waterfronts. “The record is a direct result of a team effort which includes employee commitment to custom- er service and effective coopera- tion between stakeholders within the grain industry,” said Ed Dodge, CP Rail executive vice- president. trip planned plenty of opportunity to ‘relax and take photographs of. the dam. The trip, which costs * $26, : will run. from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 23. Participants have the option of bringing or purchasing a lunch. - . Seniors’ day THE NORTH Shore Neigh- bourhcod House (NSNH) is sponsoring a full-day trip that gives seniors an opportunity to travel by bus to the Skaggit » Valley and along the North Cascade Highway. . Participants will travel. aboard a deluxe highway coach to Ross Dam Lookout. Organizers say people will enjoy breathtaking scenery of Washington and there will be To pre-register visit the NSNH at 225 East 2nd St. in North Vancouver, or call 987-8138. , ~ Linking the world’s largest — _ trading partnership. the E00 Bitton eng fogical link to help move resources that fiow annually between the U.S. and Canada. | The Canadian-U.S. trading partnership is the biggest in the world, and promises to grow even ’ larger. Over $200 billion in goods and resources — moved between the two countries last year. .__ “The enezmity and growth potential in this rela~ tionship led to CN's integration of its marketing and operations functions with those of our: ~ three U.S. railroads to form CN North America - giving Canada a major player in the continant’s transportation picture. : ‘With 25% of CN's annual freight revenues from: traffic between the two countries, CN North America permits us to be more efficient and competitive in- cross-border activities. We've improved our border. gateways and direct-iine linkage'to Chicago, center for rail connections to all of the U.S. - even Mexico. CN North America is heading in atl the right directions to provide better service. Our business units are integrated to coordinate cross-border service for the resource and automotive industries. Strategic alliances with other U.S. railroads help eliminate negotiating delays between railroads. _ We're expanding and improving intermedal terminals on both sides of the border, and making major expenditures for equipment. Construction of our new Sarnia gateway tunnel will soon facilitate the flow of double-stacked containers between the two countries. An innovative electronic customs clearance system will save shippers critical hours at barder crossings. CN North America forms a logical link in service’. between the U.S. and Canada, and we're heading in all the right directions to improve that service. NORTH AMERICA Heading In al the rignt directions.