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BC Ferries $16m in the red

BC Ferries $16m in the red

B.C. taxpayers will be forced to throw BC Ferries a lifeline as the ferry system is sinking in red ink. In its annual financial statements, the ferry corporation reports a net loss of $16.5 million for the year ended March 31, 2012.
Nakusp shipbuilder wins $26m ferry contract

Nakusp shipbuilder wins $26m ferry contract

WaterBridge Steel Inc. in Nakusp has been awarded a $26.5 million contract to build a new inland ferry for the Shelter Bay-Galena Bay crossing on Upper Arrow Lake.
Automotive service

Automotive service

Competition tightens at the head of the pack
Mall owner wants remote luggage drop for YVR passengers

Mall owner wants remote luggage drop for YVR passengers

Satellite facilities could help reduce airport congestion
Via Rail targets youth with four-day festival on tracks

Via Rail targets youth with four-day festival on tracks

Via Rail is banking on tunes and tweets to help it gain younger passengers with the launch of a four-day music festival aboard the Canadian , its flagship Vancouver-to-Toronto train.
CP strike hurts port's fragile international reputation

CP strike hurts port's fragile international reputation

Work stoppage undermines Port Metro Vancouver's latest sales pitch to global companies promoting new labour reliability in B.C.'s shipping sector
CP rail workers forced back to work

CP rail workers forced back to work

Canadian Pacific (CP) rail workers will return to work today in response back-to-work legislation passed on Thursday.
Port calls on government for immediate CP rail strike resolution

Port calls on government for immediate CP rail strike resolution

Port Metro Vancouver is wants the government to legislate an immediate end to the labour dispute between Canadian Pacific (CP) and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), the union representing CP engineers, conductors and rail traffic controlle
Virgin Atlantic comes to YVR with direct flight to London

Virgin Atlantic comes to YVR with direct flight to London

Virgin Atlantic Airways has launched a direct flight from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to London Heathrow Airport . The new service will operate four times a week through the summer period until the end of October.
CP rail strike harming Port Metro’s troubled labour reputation

CP rail strike harming Port Metro’s troubled labour reputation

The Canadian Pacific (TSX:CP) (CP) rail strike is harming Port Metro Vancouver (PMV)’s already-troubled reputation for labour certainty and hurting the Canadian economy, according to the port.