NEWS BRIEFS Sun stalled THE SUN failed to rise Friday and Lower Mainland Mewspaper readers were unable to flip through their morning tab after a labor dispute shut down the opera- tions of Pacific Press, the publishers of the Vancouver Sun and Province newspapers. Pacific Press spokesman Daphne Gray-Grant said 14 members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers refused to work Friday, which prevented pro- duction of the two newspapers. She added that both the Vancouver and Surrey plants of Pacific Press were shut down. “We find it difficult to know what the reason behind the labor dispute is. During the last 11 months we have been negotiating with the eight different unions,"’ said Gray-Grant. *'Each signed a deal three weeks age and said they would recommend acceptanc: to their member- ship.”’ She added that the electrical workers’ union failed to ratify the agreement. Gray-Grant said no picket lines were set up around the Pacific Press facilities and that al! other employees had reported for work. Negotiations were being held Friday with mediator Vince Ready. “We're doing everything possible to get papers out on the weekend,”’ said Gray-Grant."’ Attacker NORTH VANCOUVER RCMP are asking for public help to locate a suspect who assaulted a woman in North Vancouver during the early morning hours of Monday, Sept. 16. According to poiice, a young woman was walking in the vicinity of Lerson Street and Westview Drive when 2 man stepped out of a bush area and followed the woman at approx- imately 1 am. The victim began to run and the man chased after her. She was subsequently knock- ed to the ground and assaulted. The suspect is described as light-skinned, 27 to 3@ years of age, 6°1°, of thin build and with brown hair. He was wear- ing a long-sleeve black knit shirt, light colored pants and white running shoes. The RCMP sketch of suspect Information regarding this incident may be forwarded to North Vancouver RCMP Con- st. Sharon McWilliam at 985- Red dust blankets WV street WEST VANCOUVER DISTRICT COUNCIL RESIDENTS OF a stretch of Keith Road in West Vancouver will soon have a new street, but for now they are complaining about the mark the street’s con- struction has left on their neighborhood. By Maureen Curtis Contributing Writer “The bushes and trees are not green, they're grey or black,’’ said tesident Douglas Overgaard, who came to West Vancouver District Council Monday night bearing a petition with 27 signatures from people living on the 700 to 1000 blocks of Keith. A machine that grinds up old asphalt and adds it to the new road mix has also been raising clouds of dust that Overgaard claims stretch 30 feet in the air. Overgaard said the gritty dust has ruined a new paint job on a house, the paint finishes on cars and the upholstery in a white convertible that was left out with the top down. “You can't open a window or a door because the dust just rolls in,’ said Overgaard. Carpets and furnishings have suffered; the owners of a baby grand piano have been hesitant to dust the instrument out of fear that the dust will scar its finish. The dust has been made worse by the recent hot, dry weather and the breakdown of a municipal water truck. “Normally we have a wet enough climate that this isn’t a problem,’’ said West Vancouver’s director of operations Barry Lambert. Council discussed ways of cur- tailing the dust, such as watering more frequently or rerouting traf- fic through the area. That matter was referred to Lambert for review. Suncay, September 29, 1991 ~ North Shore News - 5 SILK PLANT SALE We are overstocked! 6’ Fig Tree $119 (3149-169) ates 30% of me 1184 Marine Dr., N.Von. DRAPERY AND UPHOLSTERY SALE | 25 (OFF Maxwell & Tritex fabrics and special prices on Robert Allan Sale ends Oct. 15/91 Yaletown Blinds & Drapery Inc. 987-0203 OPEN 7 DAYS 9am - 9pm{i\34 | BEAT ANY PRICE BY 5% ] DENTURES jf HAVE NEVER LOOKED SO NATURAL fig @ NEW DENTURES @ RELINES B REPAIRS @ COMFORTABLE SOFT LINERS @ FREE CONSULTATION @ M% SENIORS DISCOUNTS @ L PLANS. ACCEPTED. J R. PALLAI & R. ANDERSON DENTURE CLINIC $85-1710 105140 West 75th Street suspect was wearing several North Vancouver sitver rings on his left hand. 311. : . 2 . Trial ordered A NORTH Vancouver man charged with criminal negligence causing death has been ordered to appear Oct. 16 in B.C. Supreme Court to fix a trial date. Laverne Daryl Vanlerberghe, 43, was charged in July following a fatal car crash in West Vancouver. Ingeborg Von Schlack, 54, was killed March 30 when a 1979 Mazda RX-7 left the road in the 1900-block of Marine Drive and struck her while she was walking. The car burst into flames after it crashed into a gas station pump. INTEGRITY AND RESPONSIBILITY IN GOVERNMENT As | speak with people in their homes and on the street, a com- mon concern expressed is for integrity and responsibility in government. They ask me, “Why are yor, cunning? Why are you tunning now, with the Social Credit Party? We like the job you have done a3 Mayor, but you seem to have entered the pro- vincial scene at a bad time” In recognizing these concerns, | betieve there was never a more important time to stand up and be counted. The reality is, you either stand up for what you believe in, or you fall for anything. | believe in free enterprise. | also believe that the job of government is to provide needed services to our citizens. But in order to provide those services, we must have a healthy economy, The Social Crecit government has an enviable record of economic success and stability. As an elected representative, people deserve to know your position on important issues ... that you will listen and speak up strongly for their concerns and not just blindly toe a party tine ... that you will give an honest, straight-forward answer to questions asked and act as necessary. After 13 years in local government in our community, | believe | have something to offer as your MLA. But | can only do it with your heip. Now it is up to you. SOCIAL CREDIT eT Phone 986-0043 Strike action JOB ACTION by the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) resumed Friday with pickets appearing throughout the North Shore. The move followed the federal Treasury Board’s tabl- ing of an offer Tuesday. Said Dave Walker, PSAC strike area coordinator for North and West Vancouver, Squamish and Sechelt, “Within that package, they addressed issues including vacation leave entitlement, dental plan, rate of pay, shift premiums. The rate of pay offer was zero for First 12 months and three for second 12 months. They’ve added an additional lump sum payment of $500 for employees currently earning less than $25,000 per year after (equal pay for equal value) equalization payment is sub- tracted,” said Dave Waiker. The union has deemed the government offer, including the rate of equalization payment formula, inadequate. “We have decided to pull our members a5 of noon today (Friday) to show that we mean business. We want them to negotiate through the weekend. We're going to be out for the weekend,”’ Walker said. PSAC pickets will not be up again at local grain ele- vators. But Walker said picket escalation to include the facilities remains an option, CAMPAIGN OFFICE: #115-1433 LONSDALE