Grouse Grind record holder Terry Byrne, 74, is seen at the base of the famous hike in North Vancouver, B.C. Thursday, June 18 2015. HE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
By The Canadian Press
Jun 8, 2026 | 9:07 AM
VANCOUVER — The union representing Metro Vancouver outside workers is asking people to avoid one of the region’s most popular hiking trails as its members put up picket lines.
The Greater Vancouver Regional District Employees’ Union says in a statement that members are picketing the Grouse Grind on Monday and unionized park rangers are expected not to cross their picket line.
Pickets have also gone up at Delta’s Deas Island Regional Park and Langley’s Derby Reach Regional Park, as well as at the Lions Gate Wastewater Treatment Plant in West Vancouver.
The union has been setting up rotating pickets at the regional district’s head office in Burnaby as well as water and wastewater treatment facilities for weeks in an effort to get a new contract.