NEWS BRIEFS Man flashes in mall TWO NORTH Vancouver teens were ‘‘flashed"' by a man who exposed himself at Park Royal on March 17. The incident occurred during the mid-afternoon near Ezton’s by a walkway leading to 9 parking area. The man reportedly said something obscene to the two 13-year-old female victims and then opened his coat to expose his penis. The two teens ran for help to a couple in a nearby car. The suspect ran away. Watershed info released SUMMARIES OF the 125-page Greater Yancouver Regional District watershed management evaluation and policy review report are available to the public at local public libraries. The full report is also available to any organization expressing an interest in the issue. For more information call 432-6424. Review deadline set A PUBLIC review of watershed management practices in the North Shore and Coquitlam watershed areas has been set for May 2 and May 3 at the Robson Square Conference Centre, 800 Robson St. in Vancouver. People interested in making presentations to the Greater Vancouver Regional District Water Committee should register by calling 432-6424. Written briefs should be submitted to the committee by April 3. New party holds meeting THE BRITISH Columbia Pacific Party has scheduled its founding convention for Aprii 6 at the Delta Pacific Resort Conference Centre in Richmond. The convention will adopt an interim constitution and bylaws; set party policy on key issues; set out a process for a code of ethics for candidates; establish a leadership process; and set a date for a full convention and lead- ership selection. Registration for the event begins at 8 a.m. For more information call 687-3900. Peppi’s restaurant sold A CONSORTIUM of three West " Vancouver residents have teamed up to take over the lease of Pep- pi’s Restaurant Ltd., located on municipal property at 150-25th St. along the West Vancouver water- front in Dundarave park. By Surj Rattan News Reporter Kevin Pike, director of parks and recreation for West Van- couver District, said the district has approved a transfer of shares of Peppi’s from Joe Verdicchio and a silent partner io Klaus Fuerniss, Bill Sleeman and John Withers. West Vancouver District has leased the Peppi’s property to the Verdicchio family for the past 27 years. Pike said the lease is up for review every five years. There was 3% years left on the current lease. But Joe Verdicchio said Thurs- day that he and his partner decid- ed to sell their shares because they are both reaching retirement age. “We are two partners. My partner is on the edge of retire- ment and so am I. We did not want to wait another three years. We feel our time had come, but we have no regrets,”’ said Verdic- cho. He added that he will miss working in the restaurant. ‘Sure I'll miss it, I’ve been here tor 27 years. It’s like when you sell your house and move into a new house. We’ve had a lot of regular customers here.’’ He added that he has no plans at this time to open another res- taurant. Pike said the new owners have no immediate changes planned for the popular Italian restaurant. He added that they will keep the name Peppi’s and its ‘‘Italian fla- vor.’’ “FE don’t know what their long- term plans are,’’ added Pike. Pike said the West Vancouver consortium, which takes over the festaurant on Monday, is aware the district will review the lease in 3 years. Neither of the new owners could be reached for comment to press time on Thursday. Davis headed Skytrain beard From page 1 class air fares to economy class and not reporting the change in his expense claims to the govern- ment. The amount involved was $956. He fost his case and resign- ed as an MLA. In 1979 he returned to provin- cial politics and won back his seat over challenging Social Credit nominee Stella Jo Dean, who is now a North Vancouver City alderman. In May 1981, Davis became .chairman of the board responsible for Skytrain and was instrumental in bringing Skytrain to Greater Vancouver. In June 1981, he was inducted to the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame in recognitions of his UBC Thunderbird days. Following the !986 resignation of Premier Bill Bennett, Davis won his riding against NDP challenger David Schreck and was sworn in as Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources. Workers fear lockout A SASKATCHEWAN Wheat Pool official has denied § Lio that the company will soon lock out its unionized 3 employees at its North Vancouver operation. Keith Broeder, manager of the wheat pool’s Vancouver opera- tions, was reacting to comments by Henry Kancs, secre- tary-treasurer of the Grain Workers Union, that Vancouver- area grain elevators are set to lock out their employees. Kancs said on Wednesday that local grain elevator management, inciuding those at North Van- couver’s Saskatchewan Wheat Pool and Pioneer Grain Terminals Ltd., have told the union that their membership will be locked out if the union does not agree to work 12-hour shifts with four days on and four days off. He added that the companies aiso want to stop paying union- ized workers more than their hourly salaries for weekend and graveyard shift work. The union has been without a contract since Dec. 31, 1989. Labor Canada mediator Mike Collins has booked out of the contract talks and will now submit a report to the federal labor minister. Kancs said the grain elevators will be in a legal position to lock out its employees seven days after the report is received. “The companies have said they will lock us out. The 12-hour shifts will destroy our social life, our family life and impair our health,"’ Kanes said. ‘‘Only about five per cent of grain workers live on the North Shore. The rest live in Surrey, Delta and Richmond. That’s a 1% hour drive to work and a 1% hour drive back home. That adds three more hours to the 32 hours and that would leave us two or three hours to sleep. That’s insanity."” The grain workers currently work eight-hour shifts. He added that grain workers have been paid extra for working weekend and graveyard shifts since 1948. Grain elevator management, he said, now wants to ‘‘turn back the ciock’’ by insisting on the removal of the added extra money. But Broeder said the North Vancouver-based grain elevator has no plans to lock out its union- ized workforce of 140 employees. **That’s nonsense. The company has no reason to put people out of work. It’s business as usual over here,’’ said Broeder. Asked if there is a problem with working schedules, Broeder replied: ‘‘Not that I’m aware of.”’ Currently, grain workers get a basic hourly rate of $17.95 for day shift work; night’ shift workers earn an additional 85 cents per hour. 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