People walk and jog on the False Creek seawall in Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
By The Canadian Press
Jun 15, 2026 | 9:06 AM
VANCOUVER — Metro Vancouver outside workers have escalated their job action to a full-scale strike after rotating pickets in the past few weeks .
Union spokesman Bill Tieleman says all member workers of the Greater Vancouver Regional District Employees’ Union walked off the job Monday with the exception of those designated as essential-service staff.
The union says it is asking residents in Metro Vancouver to consider avoiding 30 regional parks and greenways, since most district employees there will not be working.
The sites including Grouse Mountain Regional Park and the Grouse Grind trail, Pacific Spirit Park in Vancouver, Burnaby Lake Regional Park and others.