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Granny Bates makes the grade. (Business Beat) (company profile)
November 1, 1989... After three years, Margaret McMillan still beams when she talks about her business. "Ifs always exciting when people walk in through the door," the former teacher smiles. "Everybody who comes in to Granny Bates is really enthusiastic about kids' books." Ifs no accident that Granny Bates...

Covering your investments. (Business Beat) (company profile)
November 1, 1989... For Sherry Gallant of West Royalty, P.E.I. a way to stay at home with her children while making a few extra dollars has turned into a lucrative business. Gallant is the owner of Compu-Covers, a small firm which manufactures and markets custom-made, coated-nylon dust covers to protect computer...

Bidding on the dealers' deal. (Business Beat) (company profile)
November 1, 1989... The bidding at this auction is fast and furious. First an eagle sells. Then a rabbit. After that someone snatches up a cougar, and then a Mercedes. Wait a minute, a Mercedes? Yes, a sparkling fire-engine-red, late-model Mercedes Benz. We're talking cars and trucks here. Tucked away in...

Old news can be good news. (Business Beat) (company profile)
November 1, 1989... Yesterday's news has turned into a profitable venture for a Moncton, N.B. company. Canbrands International Ltd. has developed a process through which old newspapers are turned into odor-suppressing cat litter. The company markets the cat litter under the name Yesterday's News. Formed in...

Salter street smarts. (Salter Street Films) (company profile)
November 1, 1989... In the precarious world of filmmaking three young Halifax entrepreneurs are making a name for themselves and their films On October 29, 1988, the streets of downtown Halifax, N.S. were clogged with spacemen, dinosaurs, witches, giant carrots and Elvis Presley. Nearly 40,000 costumed...