A4 - Wednesday, June 73, 1982 - North Shore News the world outside... By UNITED PRESS CANADA Workers ready fo strike VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s multibillion dollar construction in- dustry could be brought to a halt Thursday if the B.C. and Yukon Buildings Trades Council acts on the strike man- date it has received from its 45,000 members After three months of contract talks brought the council no closer to a wage pact with the construction British Columbia, the anion announced Monday that 72-hour strike notice had been served. Ray Gautier, chairman of the bargaining council for the trade unions, said 74 per cent im a heavy turnout of the mem- bership voted for a. strike to back demands for a 40 per cent increase in wages and benefits over one year. CLRA president Chuck McVeigh blamed the bargaining council, which represents 17 con- struction unions. Diana and baby back home LONDON W— Princess Diana and her baby boy to leave the hospital Tuesday for Kensington Palace - less than 24 hours after the birth of the future King. Buckingham Palace said without claboration that Diana and her son would go to Kensington, the royal home where the as yet unnamed boy will have his first nursery. Prince Charles said earher after visiting his wife that she was “feeling very much better but still a bit tired.” Queen Elizabeth, in a pink dress, joined several family visitors to Diana's bedside in St. Mary's Hospital in west London at mid-morning. The queen was “dehghted,” Charles said. The royal baby is “in very good form marvelous - and looking more healthy and more human-like.” Banking at the Post Office OTTAWA (UPC) — The “post office of the future” may be able to provide basic banking services for people living in remote arcas. “There ts potecnual, not for us to get directly into the banking busincss, but to provide, on a_ fee service basts. a rudimentary level of banking in some remotc communitics.” Canada Post Corporation presidecat Michacl Warren said Monday. Warren also said he foresaw no increase in postal rates “for some lume ~ While the new cor peoration’s mam pnornty would contunuc to be improvements tw mat dchivery, Warten sad it would also have an cyc on the future through a recently established business devclopment group) within Canada Post ERA down for the count TALLAWASSEE. Fla The Florida Scnate's reyecton of the Equal Rights Amcnodmeat apparcatiy kills tts last chance for national ratifie ation bul) = angry supporters vow to drive the “ao” voters = from office and federal lawmakers ssy— theyll quickly ceintroduce the bill “Were dhetcemincsS to (urn thas trage day for women into vue tory — Hicanus Smeal presnicat the Navunal Organization for Women cned at a tally after Monday s 22 16 defeat the fifth tame the ERA has been voted down ta Flornda She refused oto talk about any plans lo salvage the amcadmeat sal) three states short sf totifie atom in the few Gays left before the Junc Wo deadhac but spoke of Acleating the statc acnators whe halled tt “We plan to challange as many of the nos as peauble ino the pnimanics and the gencral cle. tam Ma Smeal sand Forest closures FROM PAGE A3 smoke alarms and be ever present of the threat of fire. “In West Vancouver we tend to forget because it is usually wet but there is a real problem when we have a long hot dry spell like now. “Our guys did a hell of a good job but there wasn't much they could do except protect neighbors’ property.” Evans said that with large houses occupying much of the lot size and close to neighboring houses there is every argument for installing home sprinkler systems which are under develop- ment. Evans’ described the current fire hazard as ex- treme and took the action of closing Lighthouse Park last week because of the fire danger. In North Vancouver District no parks had been totally closed at News press time, although restrictions were in place and the situation was being carefully monitored by the fire department. Badan Powell trail closed to the public effective Mon- day midnight and there were partial closures in effect wn all parks and wooded areas. Public are restricted to trails only at Capilano and Lynn canyons, where smok- ing and lighting of matches ts prohibited. The top of Mountain Highway is posted as closed and Woodlands/Indian River Road ts open only to local traffic. North Vancouver City has banned = all = incinerator burning of garbage until further notice. NUE ARNE BuiTZ— =