Lh SERA A eRe | Dispute a over age restrictions heats up at club development A DISPUTE over’ age restrictions is brewing in a residen- tial highrise located on the North Shore Winter Club (NSWC) site in North Vancouver. North Vancouver District Council recently ‘upheld a cove- nant that restricts the age for all occupants of the 182-unit Carlton AL The Club ‘residential. highrise building. Accorditig to the convenant, all “occupants of the highrise must be qcover 19 and at least one of the “occupants of each. suite must. be “tan older citizen — i.e., over the age,of 50."? “The issue’ of age has pitted those over 50 against those under 50 living in the building, accord- ing to: Carlton AL The Club’ resi- | dents. , : Said Carlton . resident | Linda Pruden, “We've. heard comments like you don't want all seniors. in J the building, it’s'a poor resale. ‘Some of the people in the building feel this would lower their values. ‘There seems to be a prejudice against seniors." -In-. 1988, the NSWC and_Co- operators General Insurance’ Co. Lid, applied to the municipality to A build a highrise at the site. The i club had come close io going out M-of. business after running in the ‘red for nearly five years, By 1986, . tions on the North Shore. By Michael Becker ‘News Reporter it was carrying a $3 million debt. Although the development: plan drew opposition from urea ‘resi- dents, council approved it in 1989 asa building that would be oc- eupied by seniors _on a rental ~ basis. The covenant restricting the age of highrise residents was included in the district’s approval in an at- tempt to ensure that a feast’ one occupant’ of cach rental suite be an ‘‘empty-nester.”’ Club proponents said at time that the tower would ease the club's financial problems and the shortage .of seniors’ housing. op- A new partner, Millennium De- velopment Corp.; wai-subsequent- ly involved in the development. The developers then approached council for’a number of, amend- ments to the project, among them calls for the. elimination: of . the 50-yeur age restriction and con- See Developer page 3 Striking taxi employees ‘appeal to new labor code j THE LABOR Relations Board (LRB) is scheduled to hear an application by the union representing striking North Shore. Taxi workers. The, provincial: government’ s R'new labor code; Bill 84, became law on Monday. It bans the use of . replacement workers during strikes. 0°. -Teamsters ‘Local 213 has been on strike against North Shore Taxi since Nov. 9, .1992. Its members are employed as dispatchers, of- ‘fice staff and mechanics.” / couver-based . taxi. company . has been using company shareholders to:.do:the jobs of the striking employees. : ‘The - union “Glaims the ‘share- ‘holders are. replacement workers; the company maintains the share- holders are managemettt staff. Teamsters Local 213 spokesman Grant. Wood said Tuesday that the. union :has filed “an .application with the LRB to have the: workers: currently..doing its members’ jobs ‘removed: “To. press’ time’ Tuesday, Wood “was still waiting to hear from the employees over the Since the strike, the North Van-” “LRB when’ the hearing: would be : issue of replacement By Surj Rattan News Reporter held. “We've made .an application under the new law, and hopefully this will convince the other side (North Shore Taxi) to get things rolling. I’ve served them (com- pany) notice of the hearing so they know what is going on,” said Wood. - But company spokesman.. Ali Damji said North Shore Taxi is not worried about the application filed with the LRB and still main- tains its shareholders are classified as management staff and not replacement workers. ; > “We feel the union has tried to / pump up their workers’ by saying this (LRB appeal) will work, but. we feel this will allow. the share- “holders to keep on working. ; .**We’re not worried. about it. I guess we'll let the panel decide,” Damji said Tuesday. the ‘WEDNESDAY .N. Shore dining and entertainment guide N. Shore Now: 19 Display Advertising 980-0511 Classifieds 986-6222 Distribution 986-1337 NEWS photo Cindy Goodman” ~ Port of. call - TWENTY- ONE: MONTH- OLD Jainie Stigter wonders how to get back down as he plays : around the porthole fixtures at West Vancouver’ 's Ambleside Landing.