as Mie WEDNESDAY January 15, 1997 DOING ST-RIGHT:' BEFORE: YOUR EYES, RAR, LUBE, CONVENIENT, DRIVE IN, DRIVE THROUGH OIL CHANGES 1790 Marine Dr. North Van 987-8006 English | f bylaw pushed By Deana Lancaster Contributing Writer On Monday night, North Shore business- man Shawn Davis began his campaign to save Canada’s future He began it at North. Vancouver City Council. Davis spoke to council, urging it to legislate English as the official language of commerce in North Vancouver City. He also asked council to establish a new sign bylaw, One that would force busi- hess owners to use English twice the size of any other language on all their advertising, “Across from my office is a business which has a bright bluc acon sign in its middle window with additional embossed text on the two side windows,” Davis told council. “Unfortunately I can not tell which business this establish- ment is engaged in because they have chosen to advertise in the language of Farsi only. There is no English whatsoever. None.” See Legal page3 By jan Noble News Reporter WORKERS from four shipyard unions rejected a fourth Vancouver Shipyards offer un Friday. What the 206-to-157 vote rejection means for the Vancouver Shipvards facility at the foot of Pemberton and Vancouver Drydock is currently unknown. Vancouver Shipyards industrial relanons manager lan Lewis had no comment on the yard's future when reached Tuesday morning, However, in March 1996 he distributed a note to all Vancouver Shipyards emplovees warning them that the unprof- itable Vancouver Drydock could be sold if the unions did not accept 2 seven-day-a-week schedule chat included weekends at regular pay. Currently, weekend work nets unas employees double time, which the company s: dock unprofitable. WEATHER Tineradav: Manily canny High BC, how -3 0. % Bullish for hot Grizzly tickets JANNI Joy, Michel Giaude and canine pal Lucy wait outside a Lynn Valiey drug mart Monday night in order to be the first to buy NBA basketball tickets Tuesday morning. The Vancouver Grizzlies play the Chicago Bulls on Jan. 28. It’s a very hot ticket. Four Varicouver Shipyards unions reject fourth contract offer from N. Van company “The company absolutely has to have this change to try to make the drydock competitive in the ship repair marketplace. Without it the facility cannot compete and thus could well end up being sold offshore alter the five years are up,” I ed. referred to a five-year agreement signed in the fall of 1991 to run the Vancouver Drydock. The drydock w by Versatile Shipyards, which went belly up the same vy Vancouver Shipyards and Vancouver Drydock are currently da’s largest Washington announced that Seaspan, which i y Kand K operator of tugs and barges, had been purcha Enterprises, a partnership owned by Washingtor 0: Wasitir anothe Tuesday, Seaspan) communic said the company is still trying to work out the abor dispute. “It is sensitive. We are and until that happens there she said. The ship building and repair company is negotiating with Marine and Shipbuilders Joc fachinists Lodge 692, International Brother of Electrical Workers Local 213 and Pipefitters Local 170. In November, electricians union business agent Darcy Biln said most of his dozen members opposed the rolling schedule proposed by management. The schedule meant some workers would coil Saturday and Sunday and vet alternate days off. Most workers want to spend the w nd with their families, Biln said. On Tuesday, Bila said he would have to meet with other ions officer Debbie ues in iff trying to work something, out really nothing we can tell you,” See Yard work page 3 culture 010