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THE NORTH Shore Business and Professional Women’s Ciuvb will host a panei discussion on gender equality in the workplace at its

Nov. 6 meeting at the, Avalon. .

Hotel, 1025 Marine’ Dr., North

~_ Vancouver.

“. Guest panel speakers will in- chide Catherine Bruce, gender bias committee director for the Law

. Society of B.C, Linda Tosczak, coordinator of technical and ad- ministrative services for the B.C. Government Employees Union and Norma-Jean McLarin, equal empicyment opportunity officer for the City of Vancouver.

:_. A no-host bar willbe held at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 6:30. For reservations, telephone $85. 22223 in advance.

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A WINNIPEG-based businessman said new’ learning and: training technology he is introducing to Canada will save businesses and “government significant amounts of - time and money... Nell’ Matthies, ‘president. of Ac- ceferated= Lesrniag Systems ~ Canada Inc., said the new techno- . logy will be of: special interest to * anyone responsible for training as . well as to individuals who wish to learn. languages or other skills more quickly and effectively. : ‘“With .Accelerated Learning, US. companies have reduced training time by as much as half,”’ said- Matthies. ‘‘The trainees say that. they; remember more and :” Rave ‘ higher. confidence’ levels thanks to Accelerated Learning.’’ -.A special launch meeting will be- held in Richmond on Nov. 7 at - the Richmond Inn.

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“These meetings are the first of many which will give people an actual experience of how Acceler- ated Learning works. Accelerated Learning sounds good when you hear about it but it’s even better when you experience it,’’ said Matthies.

He added that Accelerated Learning is based on the findings of researchers at universitics in North America and Europe.

For more information and to tegister for the Richmond semi- nar, call toll-free 1-800-565-2002.

ECONOMIC CONFERENCE

THE 20th annual Economic Outlook Conference, this year focusing- on economic restructur- ing in B.C., will be held Nov. 12 and 13 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Vancouver.

Some of the topics to be discussed include economic and financial forecasts, industry outlooks, the role of government and public policies, co-operation and competitiveness and com- prehensive native claims.

A keynote luncheon address will ° ‘be given by Dr. Titomas Cour-

chene, director of the school of policy studies at Queens Universi- ty.

For registration information, call the Economic Outlook Con- ference c/o the Meeting Manage- ment Group at 681-8601.

WOMEN IN BANKING

HELEN SINCLAIR, president of the Canadian Bankers’ Associa-

tion, will: speak about some of the-

critical issues facing women in the

banking industry on Nov. 14 at a.

Vancouver Board of Trade (VBT)

* Juncheon.

Her presentation, entitled: ‘““Women in banking: the triple E approach’’ wili take place at the

Hotel Vancouver. ~ -

During World War 1. women

entered the banking profession to fill labor shortages caused by the war. Soon, one in four employees was female. Today, women make up a majority of the banking workforce.

With a combined totai of 180,000 employees and an antua! payroll of almost $5 billion, Canada’s chartered banks are among the largest employers - in Canada. Consequently, federal and provincial poiicies in areas such as employment equity, equal pay and labor standards are of significant concern to banks.

Sinclair will outline some of the programs developed by banks to increase the representation of women, people with disabilities, aboriginals and visible minorities within the banking workforce.

The answers to equality in the workplace, according to Sinclair, are found in the triple E ap- proach: equality, education and an enlightened appraach.

To reserve a space at the lun- cheon, call 641-1259.

MARKET FLAT

ACCORDING TO recent figures released oy the Tanton/Mitchell Group’s Career Ad Index, de- mand for business executives in B.C. continues to hold steady, reflecting the sluggish pace of economic recovery.

‘The index for the July- September period was 53; the same Icvel the index stabilized at during the final quarter of 1990. The index, based on a leve! of 100 in 1981, was 54 in the first quarter

of 1991 and $5 in the second.

quarter.

“Effectively, the index is flat,” said Tanton/Mitchell senior part--

ner Kyle Mitchell..‘‘There is some quarter-to-quarter variation but it isn’t significant.”

Statistics Canada feports the pace of economic activity slowed during ‘August to. a rate of 2.1% after surging-ahead in the second

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE

Re: Amending the Squamish Estuary Management Plan

The Squamish Estuary Coordinating Committée (SECC) is 8 joint Federal-Provincial-Municipat committee that has been quiding and and water use in the estuary. After sev- erat years of review and negotiation the committee has. reached a consensus on proposed amendments to the © Squamish Estuary Management Pian. and wishes to pre- sant it for public comment. :

The Squamish Estuary Management Plan proposes a framework for environmentally sustainable development in the Squamish area by preserving and restoring a major portion of the natural estuary habitat while, at the same : time, allowing for development. .

The SECC wil! be conducting an open house to provide the public with information and answer any questions about the proposed plan on Mondey, November 4, 1991 at Howe Sound Secondary, 32430 Buckley Road, between 5:30 pm and 9:00 pn. Public presentations (verbal and

" written) regarding the plan will be welcomed at a public _ forum to be held two weeks later.

Following the open house, 2 public information package describing the proposed plan will be available at the Squamish Municipal Library and the Squamish Municipal Hall, 37955 2nd Avenue. To receive this package by mail, contact Bob Miles at the Squamish Municipal Hall. 7

Please forward written comments (deadline December 2, 1991) to the SECC implementation Coordinator, Glen: . Cartson, at 8C Environment, 10334-152A Street, Surrey, BC, V3R 7P8. Fax (604) 660-8926.

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