Jong

be built across the
Seymour
possibly by 1983, and:
delayed
“development east of

River

“the river can finally

_ proceed, following the
“signing of an agreement
between: North | Van- |
couver District and the
Squamish Indian Band
‘Thursday. +

_ . The signing of the. letter |
of intent by. District Mayor _
Don Bell and Band Council
Chairman Dave Jacobs

“: Climaxed:two years ‘of, in-

tense and often’ difficult
negotiations on a right-of-
way through Squamish land

‘CONTINUED ON PAGE A20.

vist ny nah oN

SIGNING SEALS negotiations which went on for about two years.
Faces of District Mayor Don Bell and Squamish Band Council Chair-
man Dave Jacobs show their obvioss satisfaction p at the signing of the

Properties has

The B.C. Government
Employees’ Union (BCGEU)
had sought a ruling that the
church was a joint employer
of the drivers together with
the United North Shore
Transportation Society, so it
could claim damages against
the church.

The seven drivers of the
service which ferried

Reaching Every Doo

ST. DAVID'S United Church in the
been cleared by
Relations Board of having any involvement in a
union dispute between a transportation service
for the handicapped and Its drivers.

British
the Labor

By CHRIS LLOYD

handicapped people around
the North Shore lost their
yobs when the society closed
March 31 as the result of a
bitter union dispute, whieh
saw the church picketed by
BCGERVU members

But an LRB

decision

:

declared Thursday con-
cluded that whereas the
transport service began 10
years ago under the auspices
of the church's outreach
committee, the society was
formed and assumed
responsibility when funding
was later taken over by the
Ministry of Human
Resources

“There is no evidence of
common membership
between these bodies of the
church and the society,” the
board stated

CONTINE ED ON PAGE AB

Seymour River Crossing agreement Thursday; which Beil described as
a win-win situation for both the municipality and the Indian band.
(Terry Peters photo)

SUNDAY
increasing cloud,
wind, occasional
flurries possible

MONDAY
clouding over,
possible rain