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Investing for income

A free seminar oriented to . seniors, called Investing for Income, will’ be offered © at

by Midland Walwyn Capital Inc. Topics covered will include earn- ng a government. guaranteed rate “above bank and trust company rates, reducing. taxes. on fixed, income investments, building portfolios to hedge’ against interest rate fluctua- tions: and monthly income portfolio - “strategies. :

Morning and: evening sessions jaré offered. Call Miles Merryfield at 661-7791 or Sheri Smith at 661- 7153 to RSVP. ;

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BCR Group’s 1995 pro- jects tab hits $132 million

The BCR Group of Companies, which includes North Vancouver- based BC Rail, has committed $132 million for projects in 1995, includ- ing new freight cars, rail, bridge and tie replacement, new technology for vabooseless train operations and the re-engineering of locomotives. .

Most of the work in the North Vancouver rail yard is complete, but some items, such as a $12 mil- lion track upgrade, between North Vancouver and Tumbler Ridge, will improve local services, said .com-

_ munications officer Colleen Brow.

Other expenditures include grad- ing and rock stabilization along the Cheakamus’ Canyon:and a $7-mil- lion, 60,000-square-foot - neighbor- hood retail center in Squamish.

A: bridge at Green River, cight

miles north of Whistler, will also be:

replaced.

Scotiabank opens new office

Scotiabank’s West Vancouver office cordially invites its customers to join in the bank’s opening of its new location at 1586 Marine Drive Friday, Feb. 3 at 11 a.m.

Port breaks record in December

Over 1,073,000 tonnes of grain were shipped through the port of Vancouver during December, which broke a record set in 1991.

Also, Vancouver Port Corp announced construction is under- way at Lynnterm's new 5,336-

square-meter (37,376-square-foot) -

pulp shed. The project, constructed and funded by the terminal operator Western Stevedoring’ Co. Lid., is expected to be completed in the sec- ond quarter of this year.

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