NEWS RIEFS Driver jailed A NORTH Vancouver man facing a charge of dangerous driving causing bodily harm was sentenced April ! in B.C. Supreme Court to nine months in jail after pleading guilty to the charge. Todd Ceperley, 20, was the driver of a car that in 1990 struck head-on a vehicle being driven by. Toughton. The Lions Bay Gillian woman’s 1982 Mazda GLC was demolished on impact. She suffered serious injuries, in- cluding an injury to the brain. Committee considering options From page % Said Hundal, ‘‘The main point is the impact this pest (the gypsy moth) has on our forests is gross!y overblown. The fact is that this pest has been here before, and it has never established itself. “*There are also alternatives, the degree of this intervention is un- warranted.” : To date the provincial En- vironmental Appeal Board has received one notice of appeal challenging a pesticide-use permit authorized’ by the environment ministry pesticide management branch on March 26. SPEC (Society Promoting Ea- vironmental Conservation) is challenging and requesting a stay of the pesticide permit. Said appeal board secretary Diana Colliar, ‘‘That (the stay) would be dealt with in advance of the 30-day appeal period. “In any appeal to a pesticide permit, there is always the issue of whether the permit can be used while the appeal was in process.”’ West Vancouver-based Worldwide Home Environmen- talists’ Network (WHEN) plans to file an appeal later this week. Ac- cording to WHEN director Sue Cameron the group will also ask for a stay of the permit. Said Cameron, ‘‘if we don’t get a stay on the permit, they can go ahead. It’s absolutely bizarre that we could be sitting in an appeal hearing while they are spraying over our heads.” The proposed spray area in- cludes an area at the southern end of the Capilano watershed. The insecticide could potentially enter the Capilanu water supply. On Thursday the Greater Van- couver Regional District water committee will consider a number of options including: © spraying only under still air conditions to minimize insecticide drift; @no spraying directly over Capilano Lake; © helicopter spraying in a defined zone from the lake’s edge out- ward. Capilano Lake provides drink- ing water to residents of the North Shore, Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond and Delta. The Asian gypsy moth was orig- inally brought into the Lower Mainland aboard ocean freighters calling from ports in eastern Russia. An infestaticn of the pest could result in high losses to the pro- vince’s forests. The Vancouver port also faces trade embargoes in the event of a moth infestation. care facilities were expected to return to the bargaining Wednesday, April 8, 1992 — North Shore News - 5 Bargaining to resume in hospital labor dispute Acute-care bed closure total hits 126 at LGH THE TWO sides locked in a labor dispute at B.C. health table today with mediator Stephen Kelleher. the Hospital Employees Union (HEU) con- tinned Tuesday io carry out a series of job actions at Lions Gate Hospital (LGH) and other B.C. health care facilities. ‘*Today they walked off the job in laundry. It’s (job action) hap- pening at most hospitals today,’’ Health Labor Relations Associa- tion (HLRA) spokesman Martin Livingston said Tuesday. The HLRA bargains for 156 B.C. health care facilities. LGH spokesman Nancy Wickham said HEU members walked off the job Tuesday at the hospital in the areas of laundry services, the central supply rcom, stores and purchasing. “‘Uniless they are deemed essen- tial service employees then they are not working in those areas to- day,’’ said Wickham. She added that, as of Tuesday, LGH had closed 126 acute-care beds. “The HEU is taking people out of certain areas but have not set up a picket line, so we do have a full complement of nurses,’’ said Wickham. Last week about 20 manage- ment staff, including LGH presi- dent Bob Smith, were forced to take over LGH laundry duties. Livingston rejected a union suggestion that the labor dispute is not affecting patient care. Meanwhile, By Surj Rattan News Reporter “That’s ridiculous,’’ said Liv- ingston. ‘‘The mediator has called the two sides back to the bargain- ing table tomorrow (Wednesday) in an attempt to reach some common ground.”’ The HEU represents approxi- mately 1,100 LGH employees who work in a wide range of jobs at the hospital. On Friday, HEU members walked off the job at LGH in the areas of nutrition services, stores and purchasing, forcing manage- ment staff to cook and deliver pa- tients’ meals. The HEU, which has been without a collective agreement for over one year, has served its mandatory 48-hour strike notice. The average annual salary for HEU members employed at LGH is approximately $26,000. Annual HEU salaries across the province range from $20,000 up to $51,000. In 1989 a strike at LGH lasted 17 days. 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