Category: Transportation
Posted on October 26, 2016
Mother heartbroken after no charges in party bus death
Crown counsel’s decision to lay no charges in the January death of 23-year-old Chelsea James, who died in January after falling from a party bus, has devastated James’ family a second time. No wonder: the police investigation found… Read More
Posted on October 18, 2016
Council endorses YVR’s opposition to sale of Canada’s big airports to global investors
Vancouver city council today joined Vancouver Airport Authority in opposing a proposal to sell Canada’s major airports to global investors, a move that would undoubtedly drive up the cost of travel. The vote came in response to a… Read More
Posted on October 14, 2016
Translink CEO’s breakthrough pledge: keep those escalators moving
In all the good news that Translink CEO Kevin Desmond rolled out at yesterday’s Board of Trade lunch — more bus service soon, Compass working well, Evergreen ready to go — the pledge that leaped out at me… Read More
Updated on July 17, 2016
Tentative agreement with bus drivers signals better days for Translink riders . . . at last
Translink’s bus drivers, members of Unifor Locals 111 and 2200, will be voting Thursday on a tentative three-year agreement with Translink, the latest sign that the regional transit authority is finally into a stretch of good news. There are… Read More
