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NOTE TO EDITORS/ECONOMIC RENEWAL--YES PROGRAM
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Acting Economic Renewal Minister Jay Abbass will announce
the 1996 Youth Entrepreneurial Skills,(YES) program at the
fourth annual YES Awards of Merit luncheon Wednesday, Feb.
7, 1996, beginning at 11:30 a.m., Mariner Suite 2, World
Trade & Convention Centre, Halifax.
Awards will be presented to 10 students (five businesses)
who operated successfully last summer with a YES loan. The
students and their businesses are as follows:
Metro Region: Coburg Consultants' Ltd., Dalhousie MBA
students offering business consulting services; Cheryl
Ferguson, Christine Sutton, Michael Garlock, John Knotek,
Gregory Kerr, Alex Scholten.
Valley Region: Chris' Dance Express, disc jockey; Chris
Cornwell, Auburn.
Northwestern Region: Bee My Honey, purchased/packaged local
honey: Anne Kathleen Phillips, Debert.
Southwestern Region: Jeremy Crowell's Farm Market, roadside
fruit and vegetable stand; Jeremy Crowell, West Pubnico.
Cape Breton Region: The Lobster Trap Gift Shop,
handcraft/souvenir outlet in Louisbourg;
Dennis Philip Khattar, Sydney.
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Contact: Linda Laffin 902-424-6810
jlw Feb. 06, 1996 3:45 p.m.