KEY FINDER A NORTH Vancouver resident has started a new key retrieval service which can recover lost keys within one hour. “Not only is our speed of re- covery far superior to any other key retrieval service, we are very security-conscious. “‘We never reveal any aspect of our customer's identity to anyone at any time. Other key retrieval services rely upon an outside party to deliver the keys back ¢s their owner. “We feel that this could lead to a potential breach of security,” said Beb Kern, president of Key Finder Retrieval Ltd. He added his company has done several “test drops’? throughout the Lower Mainland and in each case the company received the finder’s phone call within 20 minutes of the drop. Kern said Key Finder tags nave a toll-free 1-800. telephone number that prompts the finder to phone in to report the discovery of lost keys. Key “Finder then contacts the key owner and informs them where their keys are. The key owner picks up keys directly from the finder without the keys passing through anybody else’s hands. Kern said Key Finder identifica- tion tags can also be used for other items such as cameras, BUSINESS BRIEFS briefcases, cellular telephones and purses. For more information, call Key Finder at 1-800-662-2655. NEW BUSINESS A WEST Vancouver resident has embarked on a new business that deals with family and parenting issues. Drew Van Brunt is the founder of Family Matters, which provides services such as mediation, con- ciliation and child exchange. “What makes Family Matters unique, however, is its creative approach to resolving issues con- cerning children, the design of a detailed continued parenting plan. “Most parenting issues and concerns can be addressed through the development of such a plan, which meets the needs of the children as its primary goal,’’ said Van Brunt. He added that the plan can be used as a constructive tool to facilitate an agreement between parents and can ensure clarity on each issue, especially contentious ones. For more information, call Van Brunt at 926-4274, FINANCIAL SEMINAR THE TORONTO Dominion Bank will offer a free mortgage financ- ing seminar at the Lonsdale Quay Hotel in North Vancouver from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 14. The three guest speakers at the seminar will be appraiser Robert Minielly, lawyer Trevor Bjumann and house inspector Ed Khan. Topics to be covered at the seminar include pre-qualification for a mortgage and signing a mortgage. While the seminar is free to the public, seating is limited. Those wishing to attend should reserve seats by calling their nearest branch of the Toronto Dominion Bank. Red Cross campaign raises funds for new children’s safety program THE CANADIAN Red Cross has ‘announced plans for a major $200,000 fundraiser. “Planning has been going on for months,’’ said Jan Engemoen, commissioner of The Canadian Red Cross, B.C.-Yukon Division. ‘We now have in place an ab- solutely integral part of our new KIDsmart Campaign, a new pro- vince-wide Red Cross public education campaign designed to make our communities safer for children, “That’s an important goal so we are especially pleased that two B.C. companies have stepped for- ward to coordinate KiDsmart’s fundraising program.”” Engemoen said the campaign will involve a useful and original product that will be offered for a $1 donation at all Overwaitea/ Save-On-Foods stores in the Lower Mainland. “British Columbians will be offered a 160-page, full-color, digitally produced combination mapbook/shopper value guide,” said Engemoen. The shopper’s guide section will be devoted to exclusive coupons, offered by Lower Mainland businesses. It wil! also contain safety tips from Red Cross KiDsmart programs. “So the product certainly helps Red Cross achieve its goal, but there’s an opportunity for 160 businesses to win too,” said Engemoen. “It's an extraordinary invitation for companies to gain recognition, establish new customers, increase sales and profits and help Red Cross at the same time,”’ All proceeds from the sale of the Shappers Guide and Mapbook will go to support the Red Cross KiDsmart programs. Engemoen said that KIDsmart embraces 20 Red Cross programs already in the community. KiDsmart includes established Programs like Red Cross swim- ming lessons that are taught at familiar new programs like the award-winning child abuse prevention program for adoles- cents. 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