WEATHER: Wednesday, cloudy with a few sunny breaks and CAR MARKET: 19 Ferrari is just a rental away. showers, Thursday, cloudy with occassional showers. PICKETING UNION workers outside Park and Tilford Gardens are claiming the company has broken a collective agreement. Local 300 of the Brewery Workers Union has 5 pickets outside the building. Union committee member Alexis Scott, one of the picketers, said the company, which has laid off four union gardeners in the last year, hired non- union labor to clean the gardens on the long weekend. This is contrary to a col- lective agreement signed in 1984 and good until 1987, says Scott: But Jacquie Mills, Direc- tor of Public Relations for Park & Tilford says it was the development consultant for the company who hired one man over the weekend for plant maintenance. Park and Tilford Distillery and Gardens, owned by Schenley Distillery, have been closed since last year. The retail shop, The Garden Spirit Shoppe, remains open. The union put up pickets Sunday and said they will remain until the issue has Health From Page t longer complying with the agreement,’' said Mayor Marilyn Baker of North Van District. ‘‘{t creates a pro- blem. Either everyone backs off-— but the Union Board of Health can’t take any More cuts — or the agrec- ment is not workable. There has to be some stability in the Union Board of Health and you can't have that if One party decides to been resolved. Under the terms of the collective agreement the company is obligated to call - back union workers in order of seniority if there is any work to be done, said Scott. In a statement, Mills said the gardens have been closed since November, 1984 and “realizing continued neglect after five and one half mon- ths could result in ir- reparable damage to plants, Hyland, Turnkey, the development consultant for the sale of the property, con- tracted a gardener for some minimal maintenance involv- | ing pruning and general weeding in the hope that no further plants fost.”’ Mills said the worker was hired by Hyland, Turnkey and is not affected by the collective agreement between the union and Park and Tilford. Mills said the union action is an illegal work stoppage. ‘‘Appropriate steps are being taken to ob- tain an order to have the pickets temoved from sight,’’ Mills said. hurti dramatically cut its tribution.’ con- Speaking as chairman of the Board of Health and for North Van City, Ald. Rod Clark said, “The City is willing to support a North Shore approach ito health funding. The 50/50 split is more reflective of the cur- rent times. The 1985 budget is now taken care of, but we have to sit down and work out an agreement for 1986.”" would be » 3 - Wednestay, May 22, 1985 - North Shore News Business...........8 Car Market........19 Entertainment ..... 25 Food.............39 Lifestyles.........35 Moilbox...........7 Sports............22 What's Going On...28 LIFESTYLES: 35 Off to Baltimore — North Shore kids compete in Mental Olympics. SHOW BIZ: 25 New Jessie Theatre Award unveiled. NEWS photo tery Peters ALL READY to participact are Sue Hill and eager friend, Sue and her four-legged buddy will be in the Walk-a-hound, Sunday, May 26 to kick off Participaction Week. The five-mile walk begins at noon and starts and finishes at the West Van SPCA. The event is sponsored by the West Van SPCA and Sue Hill's Fitness. For others, North Vancouver Paz- ticipaction Challenge takes place Wednesday May 29. Do any activity for [5 minutes and phone 986-1515 to register as North Van atlempts to beat St, John as the most active city.