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Looking for business

The Castlegar and District Chamber of Commerce will host a Supplier Opportunities: Forum on June 15, 1993 at the Fireside Inn, The concept of Supplier Opportunities Forums has evolved because it was clear that Suppliers outside of the major centres were unaware of the Opportunities available to sell to government

The forum is designed to pro- vide businesses in our region with an understanding and awareness of public sector purchasing. The format will be one of presentation and discussion only. Government

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Jewellery

and Crown Corporation buyers at

eager to meet wit local suppher informanion in th Supphi

Forums introdu

and provide competitive proc Opportuniti the crown purchasing agents t business communities in aemor personal way

Opportunity to talk, in detail, 10 the

Suppliers have the

purchasing agents in the unhurried atmosphere of a small gathering The Castlegar and District Chamber of Commerce encour age all businesses to attend thi forum and take the opportunity t meet and discuss business oppor tunities with these officers, The

purchasing following crowr Corporations will be visiting our

Solumbia Ave IGA,

365-6450

TRAVEL AGENT TRAINING

Are you a "people" person with an interest in world-wide travel? Looking for an exciting new career? month certificate program is designed to prepare prospective travel consultant/tour operators for entry level positions in the tourism industry all aspects of the travel industry including agent duties,

reference publications

communication skills for dealing with clients and

suppliers, office procedures

Upon completion students will-be able to write the

Alliance of Canadian Travel

Institute of Travel Counsellors (AC entry level examination held annually completion of the exam earns students national certification as a Junior Travel Consultant

The next course begins October 4, 1993.

RESORT & HOTEL ADMINSTRATION

Course topics include:

+ Accommodations

+ Recreation and Leisure Programming

+ Human Resource Development

Three-month work practicum.

COOKING LEVEL 1

This is a five-month program designed to train people for employment in restaurants, cafeteria outlets. Some topics covered ir

grill sanitation, safety,

desserts, basic sauces, cooking principles, pr

and salad bar.

MAJOR APPLIANCE RE PAIR

An ideal program for the entreprene employment with major department

retailers or repair shops

enables students to perform at the te chiicia an level in the

appliance service field

repair of Washers, Dryers, Range fri ors and

Microwave Ovens is taught

GENERAL MEC H. ANICS

This nine- mechanic trades, and Heavy Duty

Technology and Training

trades will be covered ir

students to write the entry chosen trade

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Excellent shop training facilities edge when it comes to del Millwright/Machinist program. Sk

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SS 6601

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community; BC Building Corp BC Ferries, BC Lottery Corp. ICBC, BC Housing Management Commission, BC Hydro, BC Pur Commission, BC Rail BC Systems Corp., BC Trade Development Corp., BC Pavilion Corp, and BC Transit

chasing

Tourists arriving

{t looks to be an extremely busy summer The ¢ mber ottice has already received an overwhelming amount of requests for information about Castlegar. Many people are inter ested in| moving to, starting a business or. just visiting our won. derful community. Many tourists are already dropping by our office for maps and information Now is the time for all Chamber members to ensure their business is represented on our Chamber member display rack. Members of the Castlegar and District Chamber of Commerce have the opportunity to display their brochure, menu, or business card in our office. This information is provided to tourists, people inter ested in moving to our communi ty, individuals and businesses looking for various goods and ervices whether they are from ut of town or local.

Tourism survey

Why do people want to visit B.C.? A recent telephone survey of 750 people in seven major US. cities showed that 35 per cent of the respondents felt that ‘British Columbia is the ideal place to get away and relax." Other unprompted reasons for wanting to visit the Province

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were is very exciting/ 35 particularly

The people

percent ‘B Cis romantic/ 26 percent there are friendly Vancouver is a good 24 percent best in the

25 percent place for a getaway B.C.'s scenery 1s the This would be 2 per

fe's lots to do in Victo.

rss The cities Surveyed were Seat

Portland.

world/ 23 percent

1 hassle-free vacation

San Francisco, Los Angles, Chicago, Dallas and New York SuperHost

Now is the time to make’ sure your staff is prepared for our tourist season. take SuperHost service training program covers first impressions-and why they are sO important, dealing with unhappy customers, giving quali

sign them up to This customer

ty first class service to customers and tourists, Communication and local information regarding busi attractions. Chamber members receive a discount in registration and if you sign up 10 or more employees from either your own business or tion of

nesses and

a combina a few businesses - you a bonus discount on An ounce of preven tion now is worth five times your advertising dollar later

will receive registration.

Student businesses

I am quite happy to see several students take an interest in open- ing their own business for the summer and taking advantage of the student business loans avail able through the Federal Business Development Bank (FBDB) There have been a few students

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TRI-CITY ENTERPRISE

1-800-661 RR 1, Site Phone (604) 365-6069 -

A Garden Cart For Green Thumbs

28, C-2, Castlegar, B.C

-4887 VIN 3H Fax (604) 365-657

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Wednesday, May 12, 1993

drop by the Chamber office to pick up their application forms The opportunity of being seif- employed is available through this program. Any student could be eligible to obtain up to $3,000 in an interest-free loan to cover the Start-up and e@perating costs of your venture. To qualify, you must submit a concise business plan describing your project to FBDB. They will, in turn, review it to ensure your idea is viable. If your plan is accepted - and a great many are - your loan becomes immediately available. The loan is interest-free until its due date of October 8, 1993. Repay it early by September 10, 1993 -.and you receive a $100 rebate

Export readiness The Business Information Cen- tre/Castlegar Chamber of Com- merce has a software package designed with small to medium sized busines: in mind to assist you in “Evaluating Your Export Readiness: A Step-by-Step Approach, The program was developed-by External Affairs and International Trade Canada and provides members of the Canadian business community with the insight needed to identify and then trap their firm’s export potential The program’can help in two ways the questionnaire section assists exporters in identifying in a sys- tematic and objective way, compa- ny strengths and weaknesses in terms of export potential. It also contains an export guide which provides users with the informa- tion feeded to develop their own exporting strategy. It contains a wide variety of topics, varying from financing sources to pricing methods, listings for-publi¢ agen. cies which offer personalized export counselling and information on trade development programs designed to help firms break into foreign markets. The Business Information Centre carries many publications, including the B.C Exporter - Partners in Export. This publication is published quarterly by the B.C. Trade Development Corp. and contains a variety of information - Trade Events (work shops. seminars, forums, pro grams) - Summary of B.C. Trade Programs - Key Contacts - Trade Bulletins - Networks - Success Stories - Market Focus, Export Opportunities and Services.

China connection

The Chamber of Commerce in Sooke has a colleague interested in “providing assistance to busi- nesses who want to do business with mainland China. This per- son comes from a Managément Development Centre in central China and was trained at a man- agement training school in Cana- da.’ She presently resides in Vancouver and is available to any firm that would require her skills.

Budget blues The B.C. Chamber of Com- meree recently released a paper regarding its disappointment in the federal budget. B.C. Chamber President, lan MacLeod comment- ed “The Business community and

Manager's report

a RENEE READ all Canadians dependent on a healthy business environment deserved better” “this budget, while not increasing taxes or applying new taxes, does not deal with the very real problem all gov- emments are facing - namely, con- trolling and cutting expenditures.”

Kootenay Cruise

The First Annual Kootenay Cruise will be held at the Rec Centre on June 25, 26, 27 Dwayne and Doreen Mills are your contact people for more information on this interesting and fun event. Somie of the class- es of cars are modified and cus- tom, street rod, classic - pre 49, 1950-59, 1960-69, 1970 and up, muscle car, low rider, antique, vintage and truck - modified, cus- tomized, antique, stock. The dance (which includes a midnight snack) will have prizes awarded for the following: People’s Choice, 50s Dress Contest, Long Distance and Jive Contest. Pre- registration of $15 is by June 1, 1993 or $20 if you wait until the event. The dance is $10/person Look for the great posters around town or phone Dwayne or Doreen for more information.

Calendar of events

May 22,23 - USCE€ Spring Music Festival at the Brilliant Cultural Centre. For-more infor mation call 442-8252

May 28 - Miss Castlegar Pageant at SHSS Activity Room. Following the pageant there will

a dance at the Sandman Inn.

June 5-6 Sunflower Open Golf Tourney

June 11, 12, 13

June 25, 26, 27 - Kootenay Cruise

June 15 - Chamber of Com merce Supplier Opportunities Forum - Fireside 7

July 1 - 4 Selkirk College Charter Student Reunion

July 1S - Canadian Red Cross Jim Young Celebrity Scramble Golf Tourney

Sunfest First Annual

New members

New members for this month are: Inland Expeditions Co. Ltd 365-3079, contact Garry Cowen; Kootenay Collection and Bailiff Services 365-6516; Polar Pantry 365-3411; Mountain Valley Sports Fishing and Tours 365 5771. Welcome everyone!

Selling something? Phone 365-5266

Tending a vibrant is an art in itself

plants, good organization woodworking tools. That's right

green and growing garden It takes patience, a love of and just a few

Only a few gardeners

could follow

essential items

the G.S.T

simple woodworking tools are needed to complete this garden cart organizer and its companion potting bench -- not woodworkers have made use of only common materials, everyday tools and drawn plans that a novice

The caddy keeps a dozen larger tools both upright and organized. Smaller tools hang conveniently from a pegboard backing at the front of the cart plenty of room for toting soil and seedlings to wherever you may need them while trays, located at the back of the cart, storing gardening gloves and other small but

the matching, mobile. potting bench has large five foot work surface as well as room for soil peat and plenty of pots from inexpensive plywood Plans for both projects have step-by-step instructions and full-size patterns that can be traced directly on to your wood. From there, you can simply saw, sand and assemble the pieces As these are two separate projects, please order as follows pattern No. 425 $8 (please add $3 for postage and 77 cents for by cheque or money order made payable to: U-Bild, c/o The Castlegar Sun, Box 160 Cote St. Luc, Both patterns, ordered together, are $19.99

two projects to be built by That means we used

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Wednesday, May 12 , 1993

I did before. For a while, at least

I have had similar care

but it certainly cost a lot more!

or apple juice tastes just great we strive to ationalize® way of saying

ties, it would surely be care facility we now ha not get involved in the process!

so much in a few short weeks?

also note the “For Sale” signs with

and I have to wonder

of just a few dozen months ago?

Now, I ask you, Avenue these sunny &afternoons, Castlegar is dying?

of drills and hammers,

It feels great to be back walking enforced rest, even if | can only walk half as far a I spent a short time in Castlegar’s only four star**** accommo: dation, a guest of the Castlegar and District Hospi tal, and can assure- residents that we can be justly proud of our local hospital and the staff who run it

How could the scenes of my daily walk change On my last walk I was noting the. arrival of the first led now we have flowers and trees in full bloom. I “Sold” that are sprouting like flowers on many front We ma “To where is everyone

and “From where are people coming? larger “d We can expect to say farewell to most of the work fity wet ers who arrived to work at the Celgar expansion which is now into commissioning phase are many other local construction projects, some winding down and others just starting buoyant market, at last, what has happened to the doom and gloom that. accompanied any new plans to lox

Quite the contrary! road construction crews on the main street, the appea highways maintenance crew cleaning up the inter changes, and the new bridge construction crews altering the landscape in the north end trucks and earth moving

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and treatment at a very expensive private facility in Queensland, Australia, Mind you, the wine list at the local establishment is neither as long nor as interesting. Actually, when recuperating, orange Ah, the relief to be rid of that inconvenient intravenous apparatus! As (which is just another y reduce the cost of") the delivery of health care services in British Columbia communi. a shame: to lose the acute If you feel as I do, why

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Mayday |;

message is safety

Submitted

May 1s the month when winter makes its last stand across BC It's when the snow heads north for the summer and even the sog giest Lower-Mainlander expects the skies to open into sunshine

Because it’s also the month when many more people hit the open road, ICBC has chosen May to roll out some of its’ major a dent and crime prevention cam- paigns in an effort to cut claims and save everyone from injuries, inconvenience and higher insur- ance rates. We will be looking at the facts and figures behind a number of them throughout the month

May is kick-started with the beginning of Motorcycle Month

a time when ICBC and the BC Motorcycle Coalition reminds other motorists to watch out for the increased number of motorcy- cles on the road. Over half of the accidents that injure motorcyclists or their passengers are caused by other drivers. Far too often, the motorist tells police, “I didn't even see him coming.”

Motorcycles are hard to see in traffic, especially when others have not been watching for them over the winter months. It's also difficult to judge the on-coming speed of a vehicle that is small, and many motorists blunder into a motorcyclist's path

Even following a motorcycle takes extra care. Having to stay balanced on two wheels means a motorcyclist must maneuver around uneven pavement or debris on the road. Bridge decks or wet pavement can also be formidable challenges, espe- cially when there is nothing between you and the pavement except a few inches of thin air

Motorists must expect the unex pected

Motorcyclists increase their own risk by speeding, following too closely and cutting in and out of traffic. Statistics on motorcy clists, killed in they caused, show speeding was Number

accidents which

the number one factor two was impaired driving Coincidentally, drinking/driv ing Counter-Attack is another program ready to roll in May

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limber there much more exciting hap. penings. An me that we will soon see units under construction, uipty nesters” and seniors hown that we have a nothing what so ion projects. These older und insecurities of Kootenays to be

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The library board has decid. ed to give tardy patrons a break this month, with a armmnesty week from May May 22

If you have an overdue book lurking under your bed or bother

fines 15 to

bring it back to the libr quesuions asked

After the libranans will go back to charging the extortionate fines of 25 cents per week for adult books, 10 cents for juvenile books and 25 cents per day for overdue audio and videotapes.

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GREEN THUMB GARDENING

Dutch artist Gerd Verschoor has cap: tured the imagination of the artistic community throughout the world. In his book, Beyond Flowers (Stewart, Tabori & Chang), Gerd Verschoor's extraordinary compositions are at once beautiful and provocative, humorous and challenging. One hundred and thir ty lush five-color photographs illustrate still-lifes that enco e viewers to look at nature from new and inspiring perspectives Beyond Flowers explores the art of nd arranging natural objects of every season — from the prolific blooms of spring to the stark brush of winter Composing with nature and creating art with natural materials, Verschoor goes tar beyond simple flower arrange ments

his remarkable creations ask viewers to notice the unnoticed, perceive the unperceived, and see the luxury of simplicity that informs the ordinary and the commonplace

He shows how feelings of an unfor gettable day at the beach can be recre ated with shells and driftwood, and pleasing forms of artichokes or egg plints can be arranged in unique whimsical centerpieces. Gerd Verschoor dares readers to abandon rules and conventions, thereby encour aging creativity to flourish in distinctly personal ways

In his introduction, Gerd Verschoor describes his first flower shop, housed in.a tiny cellar — painting it inside and out every two weeks with a different color and selling flowers only in the new hue. He writes about the evolution of his art: going beyond flowers-as bouquets to flowers-as-art, adding found objects joining his materials by shape. connecting them by color. and marrying them by texture. He describes looking beyond the flowers to the essence of their being, turning dis carded and forgotten materials such as paper. plastic, metal and bricks into something beautiful

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Columbia Valley Greenhouse

behind Mohawk Columbia Av:

A Versatile, Up-Scale Ranch

Versatility is a big attraction of this upscale version of the popular ranch ree bedrooms and separate forrnal and informal family

750 square feet, it

families as well as

want a guest room but not a large, two-

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bedroom A linen closet are if two-car garage In the

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the house, staits and a storage closet borrow space from the family room, to reach additional bedrooms, recreation area, workshop or storage.

For a study plan , send $7.30 to Landmark Desiges, P.O. Box 2307 CN, Eugene, OR 97402. @@e sume te specily plan tame and seurber when ordering.)

Address inquirtes about ALAN bere 1A-AP (non-basement) or PLAN 107 1D-AP (with daylight basement) to KENNETH E. GEPHART, APBD; 9630 S.W. Eagle Lane; Beaverton, Oregon 97005. Phone (503) 641-7584; Fax (503) 644-7261. Visa/MC available. A set of five professionally drawn plans, for financing, permit filing and construction, is $200.00 for PLAN 1070-1A-AP or $225.00 for PLAN 1070-1DAP. Extra sets are $25.00 each A material list is $30.00. Add $8.00 for postage and handling. A study plan (4 exterior elevations and floor plan) is available for $15.00 postage included. A plan book with 70 designs is available for $10.00 postage included.

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