BUSINESS BRIEFS Compiled by Kate Zimmerman

North Shore business groups and individ. wits wishing Co submit items to Business iriefs can fax them to the attention of Kate Zimmerman at 985-2104,

Hire a student Skills, Training and Labor Minister Dan Miller and Employment and Investment Minister Glen Clark have announced a $3 million summer jobs program designed to encour- age B.C. employers to hire stu- dents,

The Community Partnerships for Student Summer Employment Program will! reim- burse participating employers for a portion of wages puid to student empipyees from April 25 to Sept.

. The program is funded through ike provincial government's BC 21 strategy and administered through participating community organiza- tions.

For details about the program, contact the nearest “host organiza- tion.” Jn the Lower Mainland, this is the Science Council! of B.C., Suite 800, 4710 Kingsway, Burnaby, B.C. VSH 4M2 (phone 438-2752; fax 438-6564) or the Immigrant Services Society of B.C., 501-333 Terminal Ave., Vancouver, B.C. V6A 2L7 (phone 684-7498, fax: 684-2266).

North Shore innovators up for Manning Awards

It must be something in the air. Three of the nominees being con- sidered for 1994 Manning Awards are from the. North Shore. Innovators from British Columbia make up a healthy percentage of the 108 submissions being consid- ered by The Manning Awards for

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the $100,000 Principal Award, the $25,000 Award of Distinction and iwo $5,000 Innovation Awards.

North Vancouver's NLP. Patfield of Western Pacific Enterprises, Ltd. has come up with a hydraulic wheelchair, AJH. Rorison of Pyrotech Asphalt Equipment Mfg. Co. Ltd. brought into being “Pyropaver 300E," described as a “Hot In- place Asphalt Recycling System.” And Dr. J. Mardon of Omni Continental Ltd. is winning atten- tion for innovations in the pulp and paper industry.

Other B.C. residents were nom- inated for innovations ranging from inflatable packaging materials to a tool for coiling fire hoses.

Award winners will be announced on Oct. 27 at the 13th- annual National Awards Ceremonies, ;

Yarrows auction planned

A three-day auction to sell the ship-building and machine shop equipment at Yarrows, Ltd. will be held May 25, 26 and 27 in Victoria.

The sale is a result of insuffi- cient ship-building contracts.

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers will conduct the auction. For further details, contact Don Chalmers at 963-8491, 580-0166, 565-9150 or 230-5783.

BBB gets Chinese connec- tion

The Better Business Bureau is launching a unique initiative to raise awareness of the organization

amongst Chinese businesses and’

customers'in the GVRD.

Ken Hui, Volunteer Secretary of the Board of the BBB, has joined with a group of other inter- ested individuals to form the BBB

Lions Gate Crossing Public Involvement Program

LIONS GATE CROSSING PUBLIC INFORMATION DISPLAY NOW AT CAPILANO MALL

Interested in the future of the Lions Gate Crossing? Information panels and background information on options for the rehabilitation or replacement of the Lions Gate Bridge will be conveniently on display at Capilano Mall from Monday April 18 to Friday May 20. The mobile display will then be relocated to Park Royal South from May 24 to

June 30,

The display will be staffed Monday through Friday from

{2 noon to 2

2m. and on weekends from 12 noon to 4 p.m, }

Forms are available for visitors to the Information Display to register their opinions and comments as part of the extensive Public Involvernent Program now being carried out by the Ministry of Transportation and Highways.

Information may also be obtained at

LIONS GATE CROSSING PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE 2 Denman Malt 1030) Denman Street, Vancouver V6G 2M6.

Phone 683-0360 tours: Mone Wed,

Thurs. Friz,

Fax G83-2492 12 noon - 4 pan. $2 noon - 8 pin.

Province at

British Columbia Ministry of Transportation

and Highways

Hon. Jackie Perent, Minister

Chinese Committee and hetp intro- duce the BBB to Chinese con- sumers and businesses.

An overall awareness campaign is being launched to increase awareness of the BBB, including public service announcements, advertising and personal contacts. New businesses will be encouraged to join and Chinese consumers will be invited to use the BBB's Cantonese telephone inquiry ser- vices, available Monday to Friday between 9 am. and | p.m. and 2 pam. and 4 p.m.

Financial planning seminars offered to women

VanCity Credit Union is offer- ing frce seminars to women to pro- vide them with basic financial planning information.

The seminars, which run from 9 a.m. to ] p.m., will include seg- ments on general financial plan- ning, mortgages and credit, as well as retirement planning. Experts will be on hand to guide participants through the process.

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