NEWS photo Nell Lucente NGRTH SHORE Neighbourhood House development officer Shannon Humphries sharpens her knife in preparation for NSNH’s first annual pumpkin carving contest at Capilano Mal! tomorrow (Oct. 37) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For detaits see page 21. 4-3 vote sinks bid for former Lonsdale shipyard site NORTH VANCOUVER City Council narrowly defeated a motion Monday night that would have allowed a youth dance club in Lower Lonsdale. Council voted 2-3 to reject the granting of a temporary-use per- mit to allow Sanctuary [nvest- ments Ltd. to open an alcohol- free nightclub for teenagers at 116 East Esplanade, on the former Versatile Pacific Shipyards Ltd. site. The vote came despite ssprort for the club from social scezvice professionals and local youth organizations. Council also defeated a vote (4-3) to call a public meeting to discuss the proposed teen club. The North Vancouver Youth Services Committee, the Social Planning Advisory Committee and the Advisory Planning Commis- sion had all favored the proposal, while the RCMP had recommend- ed against it, according to a report submitted to council by staff. Concerns expressed by council members centred on the issues of security, drugs, alcohol and vio- lence. Another major concern involved the club’s location near the Lons- dale Quay SeaBus termina! and its easy access from the SkyTrain transit system, which Coun. Stella Jo Dean said would create prob- lems by attracting youths ‘from all different parts of the Lower Mainland.” In voting against the club con- cept, Dean said city council and the community had to work By Layne Christensen Contributing Writer together to find a solution to youth problems, but she said a teen club was not the answer. Coun. Barbara Perrault also voted against the proposal on the basis of location. Citing newspaper accounts of a recent rash of youth violence in the Lower Mainland and relating them to the proposed site ‘‘in the darkest part of our city where there are many derelict build- ings,’’ Perrault said she could “visualize all kinds of nefarious activities going on.’ But Sanctuary’s James Islaub told council that his company had tackled the issue of security and planned to place security person- nel both inside and outside the club and install video surveillance at the front entrance to the club. “I don’t know what more can be asked of us,”’ said Islaub, re- ferring to a number of recom- mendations by staff and various community groups that Sanctuary has taken into consideration since the proposal first came before council last July. A previous proposal by Islaub and his business partner Bruce Winckler for a youth dance club at 730 Marine Dr. was rejected by city council over one year ago eS NORTH VANCOUVER CITY COUNCIL amidst concerns from local mer- chants about parking and vaen- datism to nearby car dealerships. But Islaub said this time he polled Lower Lonsdale area mer- chants and found that ‘‘all were in favor’’ of the establishment of a teen club in the area. But in a Sept. 11 questionnaire distributed by the Lower Lonsdale Business Association (LLBA), the proposal received a ‘‘no’’ response “by a narrow margin’’ from the merchants. Coun. Barbara Sharp, who supported the idea of a teen club in Lower Lonsd:ile, called the proposal a step in the right direc- tion, saying council would be “sending a message to the youth in the community ... saying that we do have some faith and some trust in their ability to handle this kind of a situation. “I don’t want to penalize all of the youth for the inability to han- dle responsibility of just a few,’’ added Sharp. Mayor f2:k Loucks said the youth club was ‘‘worth the gam- ble.”” When reached by the News fol- lowing Monday night’s meeting, Islaub said his company would not be submitting another pro- posal for a club on the North Shore but would look for a site elsewhere in the Lower Mainland. Friday, October 30, 1992 - North Shore News - 3 bill ‘legislating unionization, Liberals charge Local MLAs say Bill 84 turns back industrial relations clock THE PROVINCIAL government’s new labor legislation, Bill 84, came under attack Shore Liberal MLAs. The two said the proposed bill could result in a local teachers’ strike because it takes teachers out of the essential services category. But North Vancouver-Lonsdale NDP MLA David Schreck said the two Liberals didn't have their facts straight. He said teachers have never been declared an essential service. Schreck added that the labor bill, introduced in the B.C. legislature on Tuesday by Labor Minister Moe Sihota, is a fair compromise for both labor and business. But North Vancouver-Seymour Liberal MLA Dan Jarvis, the Lib- eral caucus chairman, said, ‘I think the NDP is legislating unionization. I think, especially in North Vancouver, that we can see a danger thai it could result in a strike by teachers. “I don't think education should be taken out of essential service. It’s a Chinese water torture test ... drip, drip, drip,”’ said Jarvis. But Schreck said Jarvis is wrong. “Teachers have never been des- ignated as an essential service. He Qarvis) doesn’t know what he’s talking about. I’m very pleased with the balance reached, al- though there are certain people who would not want to change it and would outlaw unions all together,”’ said Schreck, But West Vancouver-Garibaldi Liberal MLA David Mitchell, the critic for Advanced Education, Training and Technology, said Bill 84 narrows the definition of essential services. And he said education has been deleted from that section of the bill, “Why is education no longer considered an essential service in our province? “Is the NDP government telling Wednesday from two North By Surj Rattan News Reporter us that- labor relations must always take precedence over educating our children and train- ing British Columbians for future employment opportunities?"" The proposed new Labor Rela- tions Code replaces Bill 19, the Industrial Relations Act, which 44 There is no ‘vote and that is not democratic. 99 N¥V-Seymour Liberal MLA Dan Jarvis was created under the former Social Credit government. The NDP government's propos- ed labor legislation has also come under attack by the B.C. Federa- tion of Labor, which has argued that it does not provide enough for B.C.'s labor movement.” Schreck said labor's criticism of the bill is a good thing. “When government receives criticism from both sides, it says neither side got a blank cheque,”’ said Schreck.. But Jarvis criticized the new Labor Relations Code for not allowing workers time to consider if they want to certify as a union. See Mitchell page § ill 84 highlights HIGHLIGHTS OF the provincial government’s proposed new Labor Rela- tions Code: e A trade union would be cer- tified if 55% or more of a com- pany’s workers signed union membership cards. A vote would have to be held if support for a union was between 45% and 55%. @ Replacement workers could not be used by employers during strikes. @ Common site, or secondary, picketing would be allowed. A striking union could picket the site of a related business even though that business might not be directly involved in the labor dispute. @ Government supervision of union strike votes would be eclimi- nated. @ Secondary boycotts would be allowed. @ The Industrial Relations Coun- cil would be renamed the Labor Relations Board. The authority of the former industrial relations commissioner to intervene in disputes is transferred to the Minister of Labor for greater ac- countability. @ Employers would retain the right to communicate with employees on matters concerning the workplace, but an employer could not interfere with an_ employee’s choice of trade union. @ Contractors would have a broader right to unionize. @ Decertification provisions would be strengthened to ensure that the decision to decertify rests with employees. @ Through enhanced mediation services, expediated arbitration services and the retention of last offer votes, the new code is designed to encourage a speedier resolution of disputes. @ The minister could appoint a special mediator at any time dur- ing a collective bargaining dispute. @ All collective agreements would provide for a joint consultation committee to address issues of technological change, work reorganization and productivity. @ Essential services designation would be streamlined to prevent immediate danger to the health, safety and welfare of British Col- umbians.