Tan? @@ .? 4 x i\ ———— g JOHN VANIN Assistant Manager MIKE CAMERON Produce Manager SHERYL SOOKOCHOFF Floral Person i ®) Z @ (£T® a4 CANADA SAFEWAY LIMITED Serving Castlegar and Area since April 27, 1966 ie { nSee peaeseeceseseeaeees i DALE BOBBY — Manager BRENT WEIR Assistant Manager peseeseeueeseseeeaeeeens <= . a” DAVE ANDERSON Meat Manager ’ a | a & seseeeesesespeeeesaeeeeeeaes Front row left to right: Brent Weir, Lucille © Tammy McEwan, Dave Anderson, John Ev- Churchill, Denise Ball, Sheryl Sookochoff, dokimoff, Bruce Austin, Gary Vecchio, Manuel Da Costa, Wilbur McLeod, Maureen Mike Cameron, John Vanin. Chernenkoff, Barb Johnson. Back row: JOHN EVDOKIMOFF Bakery Manager DENISE BALL Cheese Person TAMMY McEWAN Customer Service “Working Hard to be Your Favorite Food Store” 1721 Columbia Ave., Castlegar (> IWS e AL e + =——=N —~ OO 1-0 @ | 9) © @ @ fy, OO Ge @ © Gs, eee (eee SS SSE Ee MA 4°) ZG ®>. Law Gar Sy 6 SS) 0 x & GN, MAKING CRYSTALS . . . Pulling a crystal of gallium waters, and each polished to a mirror finish. arsenide at the Electronic Materials Division at Waters must meet exacting electronic Trail. The crystal will be rounded, sliced into specifications. Awards honor business ‘The annual Canada Awards for Business Excellence is an example of the encouragement and recognition the federal government gives to-those Canadian businesses and industries which have demonstrated noteworthy entrepreneurship. The awards program was created in 1984 by the government of Canada to honor businesses of all sizes and in all industry sectors for outstanding achievements in productivity, performance and innovation. One gold, one silver and three bronze medals, as well as certificates of merit, are awarded in each of the eight categories under which participants can submit entries. ‘A. prestigious awards ceremony ya national | advertising create nation-wide recognition for all winners. Medalists also earn the right to use the Canada Awards logo4n all their communications. Participation in the progréfi can be a rewarding experience for a company because it fosters employee team spirit and heightens awareness of achievement. Gold Medal for Cominco A number of British Columbia companies have earned Canada Awards for Business Excellence each year since the program's inception. An outstanding example is Cominco Ltd. whose Electronic Materials Division in Trail brought honors and a gold medal to the company by developing the process for manufacturing gallium arsenide, -a semi-conductor material for high-speed computer chips. The medal was awarded in the innovation category. The first commercial production of gallium arsenide in Canada was started by Cominco in its Trail facility in 1981, giving the company the opportunity to take a leadership as a supplier of gallium arsenide wafers used in the manufacture of semi-conductor electronic devices. Gallium arsenide wafers are more expensive and more difficult to prepare than silicon wafers but they have proved to have the competitive edge with their higher performance levels, faster speed, less power consumption and higher permissible operating tempera- ture. Cominco emerged as a supplier to the solid state electronics industry in 1948. Today, the company’s Electronic Materials Division produces a wide range of electronic pure medals and semi-conductors for both the North American and off-shore markets. Materials produced at Trail have even been to the moon and back. DRIE HELPS TRAIL VINTAGE CAR MAKER TRAIL — First Canadian Specialty Automotive Ltd. of Trail would like to become the first company in Canada to complete the certification requirements of the Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards Act for manufacturing classic vintage automobiles. The company will receive a $178,520 interest. free repayable contribution from the federal government to help complete the required testing which leads to certification. In making the announcement, Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco said on behalf of Bernard Valcourt, Minister of State for Small Businesses and Tourism, that the firm has undertaken its own research and development and has H.E. HIRSCH . .. credits associates In order to exploit full market potential of its gallium arsenide technology, Cominco completed a $3.5 million gallium arsenide plant expansion in Trail in 1986. In accepting the Canada Awards for Business Excellence gold medal on behalf of Cominco, Dr. H.E. Hirsch, President of Cominco Electronic Materials, gave primary credit to his associates in Trail and to “. . . the significant contributions made by various universities in North America, those who assisted in our efforts under the Federal Government's Industrial Research Assis tance Program (IRAP) and key technical contributions made by National Research Council Laboratories.” incorporated all of the required safety measures into its proto-type production models. The federal contribution will go towards the cost of physically crash testing the front, rear and sides to fully demonstrate and document and road worthiness and safety of the finished product. Total costs of the crash testing are estimated at $446,000. “This project is an important step in improving the present standards of the reproduction, automobile industry and in making these vehicles safe for public use,” said Brisco. Following successful completion of the certification process, the company plans to establish Canada's first specialty automotive manufacturing facility The proposed $1.5 million facility is expected to create 40 new jobs and will be the first and only Canadian plant capable of supplying both domestic and foreign markets with certified turn-key: units or kit DRIE funds 12 area projects Various federal programs, under the umbrella administration of the Department of Regional Industrial ion are being imp! d in order to increase employment, business and product development opportunities, export market potential, rural develop ment, technology exchange and tourism-related endeav- ors. In the past three years DRIE has contributed $3,061,244 under various programs to 12 projects being carried out in the Central Kootenay and Kootenay Boundary districts. One of these projects involves First Canadian Specialty Automotive Ltd., of Trail, which has been working towards becoming the first company in Canada to complete the certification requirements of the Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards Act for manufacturing classic vintage automobiles. An interest-free repayable contribution of $178,520, take advantage of several federal programs such as the Program for Export Market Development (PEMD), the Promotional Projects Program (PPP), the Business Opportunities Sourcing System (BOSS) and the assist- ance of trade commissioners and officers in numerous ports abroad. PEMD, which is administered by DRIE on behalf of bringing in potential foreign buyers. ‘The PPP is the funding vehicle through which the federal government underwrites some of the cost to industry of participating in promotional events that are under the Industrial and Regional D Program (IRDP), will assist the company to complete crash testing of the product, with full documentation, in compliance with the Act. Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco said, “This funding arrangement between the company and the federal government was very complex because new ground was being broken. I'm very pleased I was part of the process and look forward to the first. vehicles entering world Following jon of the certificati process, First Canadian Specialty Automotive plans to establish Canada’s first specialty i fi ganized by the Department of External Affairs and developed in consultation with DRIE’s regional offices and industry sector branches. The program provides an opportunity to promote Canadian products and services in world market places. By previding an authoritative data base on Canadian companies, BOSS is a service that gives foreign and domestic buyers the opportunity to find suitable Canadian suppliers of goods and services, Company- specific information from Canada's manufacturing and international trading companies and consulting services is incorporated into a system that quickly and efficiently ring facility. The proposed $1.5 million facility is expected to create 40 new jobs and will be the first and only Canadian plant capable of supplying both ie and ifies Canadian supp by product. When buyers seek particular products, can be sourced readily from BOSS by DRIE’s foreign markets with certified turnkey units and component kit packages. OTHER INCENTIVES Besides the Industrial and Regional D commissioners Responsibility for inclusion in BOSS rests with each company. The entry process is simple and questionnaires to be filled out can be obtained from any Department of I jon office. Program, DRIE supports a number of other programs aimed at ‘ing overall ial, ial and Information about any of the DRIE programs can be tourism activities in all parts of Canada. DRIE's incentive programs in British Columbia fall into two categories: Subsidiary Agreements which are jointly managed and funded by the federal and provincial governments and programs which are managed and funded by the federal government only. In addition to cost-shared subsidiary agreements, DRIE offers incentive programs to assist in the establishment, expansion and modernization of manu- facturing and processing facilities for the defence industries; for the development of new products or processes through research and development projects; for market development to further export growth; and for projects which open up new jobs or improve the incomes of Native people in rural areas of British Columbia, REACHING OUT Through its regional office in Vancouver and its district offices in Victoria and Prince George, DRIE reaches out to businesses and people in British Columbia by maintaining sectoral intelligence and expertise on technology, innovation and export marketing activities for consultation with the private fector and other govern- ment departments. GENERATING OFFSHORE MARKETS ~~ Companies testing offshore marketing potential can CRANBROOK FIRM ined by phoning this toll-free number 1-800-663-0433. Where to call or_information DRIE lum- bia is published by the fed- eral Department of Re- keting: 666-2255 (Vancou- gional Industrial Expan- ver) . 1-800-663-0433 (Toll sion (DRIE) Regional Office Department of Regional ray A P.O. Box 49178, Bentall Tower Four 1101 - 1055 Dunsmuir Street Vancouver, B.C. V7X 1K8 (604) 666-0434 706 Permanent Tower 299 Victoria Street Business Information Prince George, B.C. V2L Centre. Information on 51 federal assistance for de- (604) 561-5138. Fab-Rite a success Located in Cranbrook, Fab-Rite Services Ltd. has been making a name for itself as an innovator, designer and manufacturer of mining and other industrial fabricated steel products. Only five years old, the company has already shown that it can not only supply equipment superior to that which was formerly imported into Canada but also address specific needs of the mining, forestry and oil industries. Last year, Fab-Rite unveiled its mobile planetary suspension (P/S) removal truck which was designed and fabricated in the company’s facilities. The purpose of this highly manoeuvrable, multi-purpose hoist unit is to provide an easier, less costly method of servicing large off-highway vehicles and equipment employed by mining and forestry companies. “Instead of having to use two cranes and a forklift to remove a 10 to 12 ton motor from a large vehicle, we can use our hoist to lift out the motor in one unit and put it back again once servicing is complete. That saves both time and effort,” says Gordon Vogell, Fab-Rite’s president. “In designing our hoist, we took the best features from current equipment, improved on them and fabricated our prototype from scratch, even down to the cylinders.” “A DRIE contribution of $28,000 assisted Fab-Rite to develop its P/S removal truck which is unique in Canada. The cost of one of these units, which includes crane and packages. ‘This federal incentive is being provided under the Industrial and Regional Development Program (IRDP) which is administered by the Department of Regional Industrial Expansion (DRIE). lift h ts and a manned basket, is about $75,000. Fab-Rite’s first customers for the P/S removal truck were Westar Mining Ltd. and Syncrude, both of whom depend on keeping their heavy equipment operation in remote areas. In the near future, Fab-Rite hopes to be able to invite mining industry representatives into a Ss mining site in order to demonstrate the P/S removal truck’s efficiency. ‘The company’s sales projection for the power hoist Ss 12 units a year but as Vogell points out, “Many companies have shown interest but they are dependent on their budgets when it comes to acquiring new equipment.” While waiting for budgets to loosen up, Fab-Rite keeps busy doing other things such as supplying mining companies with guards, plates, boxes, boarding ladders d drill masts. Forestry and industrial needs are met with log grapples, brush rakes, skidder blades, buckets for loaders and backhoes and structural beams and columns. The company’s cable reel system can retrieve a damaged cable and lay out a replacement cable in one simple operation. “We supply everything from parts to hoists,” says Vogell. “And we fabricate from scratch. If a company contacts us about a problem, we go to it, see how we can re-design to solve the problem and go from there. Sometimes we have to take into consideration the use of special welding in order to combat extremely cold weather. We are the only company in the Cranbrook area doing aluminum welding. “As well as fabricating, we do a lot of field repair and maintenance work. For instance, we do repairs for a Calgary oil company which keeps us working for jt on a steady basis. Our machine shop is busy all the time.” Vogell speaks with pride about a large mining- related job that involved the rewelding and hard servicing of idler wheels and drive sprockets on large shovels. “Our engineer set up machinery which did the job automatically, turned out perfect results and cut a two-man, week-long, 24-hour-a-day job to half the time with only one person to supervise.” | | | | | | | | | | | | |