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COMPANY proposing
Vancouver's Park and

THE
North

a $20-million film studio on
Tilford site will abandon the

project if it cannot reach a long-term agreement with film
industry anions, the company president says.

believe it is essential that
we have ao long-terni aereement
with employees before we vo
ahead.’ Cannell Studios reste 1
Michael Dubelko told North Van-
couver City Council Mondays.
“We're talking more than a one:
year contract.”

Dubeiko said the company’s
position on that issue has never
changed, but that it is now becom.
ing an ongoing concern because
“we are running out of ume.” He
said many interconnected elements
are involved in closing the deal for

“We

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the $20-million studio slated tor
the former Park and Tiltord
disullery, and ans one could jeop-
ardize the project.

SH owe can’t get the weod to
build the studios, we won't be able
to preceed,” he said. but he em-
phasized that he has every inten-
tion to) push ahead. We're as
serious now as we have ever
been.”

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Dubelho estimated that if all
goes according to phin,
expecrs it will, studio construction
will begin in) January 1988 and
conclude a vear later.

Valks are continuing between the
company and the workers -- ine
duding the International Assacia-
dion oor Theatre and Stage
Pinpiovees but there is not
much time left, he said.

“We haven't wanted fo set an
atvtrary deadting...although wove
told the labor people we're just
about out of time.” Dubelko said
in an earlier interview. “We will
stay in Vancouver as long as i is
favorable for us."

But as soon as the conditions
become unfavorable — if a long-

ities,

which he

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term labor agreement ts not reach:
ed or the adjacent shopping centre
plan falters — the company will
hase to decide if i will yo
efsewhere, he said,

IATSE spokesman George
Chapman was not avauable for
comment on the company's Jong.
ierm contract bid.

BCPD has guaranteed the studio
project with w security deposit ot
$25,000, [fF Cannell backs our,
BCED naust find another fight in-
dustry to replace it or forfeit the
$25,000.

Ald. John Braithwaite said) he
was appalled at the weak position
of the city. ‘This proposal was

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vouncil has decktred that it
wilh onty consider revontng the
Park and Tillord jands for a
shopping centre if developer BCE
Development Corp. finds an in-
dustrial use, such as the movie
studios, for the rest of the proper-
ty.

Cry

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plunked down in front of us and
we're told to take it, like it or lump
it, € do not have a good feeling
about this.”

Ald. Stella Jo Dean said the
project will create ‘lots of union
jobs” both in the construction and
operational stages.
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