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PAGE 8WR1TBY REE PRESSI WEDNESDÂA, EPTMR 4 19b>i ~~~~~~~~~~F 75d~;~L M~X~f~I ?3~1 2J *hi ebusnes 'urs in summner?" eJOHNl NOBLE (right) can't believe during Garbo'@ fashion show held bis eyes as Karyn Tuf (middle) and Ma y5. From left are co-owner Garbo's owners modeiled fuir coats Melissa A=nnanTuif and co-owner lait week. Tuif won the fuir coat Margaret Chnnan.e ho TMme is running out te nominate residents for the Business, Person and Good Corporate Citizen of the Year awards, says the Whitby Chamber of Commnerce. The chamber is accepting nominations until 4pom. Sept. 27. The awards will be presented on Oct. 24 during the Small Business Week luncheon. Nominees for the Business Person of the Year must have made an outstanding contribution te the Town during 1990-91 and have been workcing and/or doing business An Whitby in 1990-91. They must be successful in their occupations. Previous winners include Irene' Westrik, Robert C. Heron, William D. Little, Nigel Schilling and Jim Souch. The Business Person of the Year Award is presented only when it is deemed by the Chamber of Commerce that a business in Whitby has demonstrated its good citizensip by* maldng 'an outstanding contribution te the Town and its citizens. Previous winners include Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village, McDonald's, Restaurant and Swish Maintenance. Anyone making a nomination should send -the n-me, address and phone number of the nominee along wi*th ail pertinent supporting information as te why he or she should receive the award. Nomination forme are available at the Whitby Chamber office. Nominations may be mailed, hand-delivered or faxed te the chaniber office at 128 Brock St. S., Whitb, Ont. LN 3J8. The fax numLr is 668-1894. Nominations received after 4 p.m.,- Sept. 27 will not be considered. Call 668-4506 for further information. 'Productivity ImprOV ement' is the aim cof an upcominq program for Durhami Region businesses. >Dr. Carl Beige, founding exe- cutive directer and later pre- sident of ' the C.D. Howe Insti- tute, is one of 14 business consul- tants who will be instructers for *the program, that begins in Octo- *ber. * Beige, who recently retired fromi his positions as chief economist ait McLean McCarthy, and, director' cf the executive MBA prograni at the University i of Toronto, will be guest speaker at a breakfast on,,Thursday, Se t.5. e rogfram consists of three main tÊeme;s, divided into seven individual sessions. A company may enroîl in the complete program or may pick the session most suited to the company's interest. The program has been desig- ned as a series of building blocks that span from a macro view of strategic management to opti- mizing human resouroes and, (e" - mm -Wstb INVERLYN Giffad SteetWhit I nelndsindb on hewsb) n16 o Wila Lang a MMsccsflmecatwh w th Mags ecnieadganb'uiesi h ony Th ineirfctrso Meln r elpeevd Jacky Bofa1ma1. W hitbya ths h needadhp o enjoyd th chalenge Th Grn MMewl e wre HEIAE A u I. finally, improving quality, pro- ductivity and profits in a com- pany. Bige will one of three in- structors at the first session, grCompttv Advantage,' on Oct. 1 nd2 Sessions will also be held on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 (Transform- in the Company), Nov. 26 and 27(T'Me Organization and Incen- tives'>, Dec. 13 ('Developing and' Managng Self-Directed Teams'), Jan 24. and 25 (Trotal Qualit Management') Feb. 14 and 15 (Practical Tecfanology and Value Analysis Techniques') and Feb. 21 and 22 ('Optimizing Business Processes'). Sponsors of the program are DurhmRgion Action Commit- tee in Training (DRACT), Dur- ham, Region Manufacturers' Association (DRMA), Ministry of Skills Development, Canada Eniployment & Immigration, and Diamond Triangle Inc. The value of a complete pack. age is about $3,500 (based on three participants per company), but DRACT will subsidize most of the cost so that a company may enroîl for as little as $532. Ail sessions will be held at the Holiday Inn, Oshawa. For more information, cal DRACT at 430-8511, DRMA at 434-1412 or Diamond Triangle at 427-1922. APPOJI Nh TÂ IE Nh Ontario Motor Sales is pleased to announce the appointment Of George Westf ail ta their sales staff. George invites his many former customers and friends ta, corne in and discuss their automotive needs. It's 'fficiail' JEEF STORE, ezecutive vice-president of Ston- bard U.S, was on baud to "officially" open the' Wbitby. location on Aug. 19. With Stark is Alan Brooks (right), president of StonhardLtd. Canada. Fr.. Pr. photo àI WASTE SYSTEMS'LTDB For the most comprehensive office 14 O.W. recycling program in Durham Region. 72-601j Chamber seeks* nominations, for awards Saturday, September l4th. goum a a