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BIV Transportation Podcast Series

BIV Transportation Podcast Series

Beginning Monday, August 31, BIV will present a week-long series of podcasts covering the future of transportation in British Columbia.
YVR, WestJet team up to offer COVID-19 testing through new pilot program

YVR, WestJet team up to offer COVID-19 testing through new pilot program

Vancouver International Airport and WestJet are launching a new pilot program which will make COVID-19 testing available to WestJet passengers on select departing flights out of YVR.
Some WestJet passengers to get COVID-19 tests before departing YVR

Some WestJet passengers to get COVID-19 tests before departing YVR

Initiative is part of a pilot project set to launch this fall
WestJet to issue 1-year bans for passengers who don't wear masks

WestJet to issue 1-year bans for passengers who don't wear masks

WestJet passengers who refuse to wear masks on flights could now face a one-year travel ban on the airline’s flights, officials said this morning. The Calgary-based air carrier announced Friday that - starting Sept.
New free ferry service will connect Point Roberts residents with mainland Washington

New free ferry service will connect Point Roberts residents with mainland Washington

Residents of the peninsula community accessible by land only through Canada now have a way to get to Blaine and Bellingham
BC Ferries to make mask use mandatory as it ramps back up to full capacity

BC Ferries to make mask use mandatory as it ramps back up to full capacity

Company reports $62-million net loss in first quarter
Seaspan-built Coast Guard ship starts sea trials

Seaspan-built Coast Guard ship starts sea trials

If you see a big red boat doing donuts on the English Bay this week, no need to call the port authority. It’s just Seaspan and the Canadian Coast Guard testing out the newest ship in the fleet. CCGS John Cabot began 10 days of sea trials on Aug.
Vancouver’s Yellow Cab among two new B.C. firms granted ride-hailing licences

Vancouver’s Yellow Cab among two new B.C. firms granted ride-hailing licences

What happened: Passenger Transportation Board grants ride-hailing licences to a pair of B.C. companies Why it matters: B.C.
BC Ferries to seek pandemic relief, as debts climb by millions of dollars each week

BC Ferries to seek pandemic relief, as debts climb by millions of dollars each week

It is too soon to say how much money BC Ferries will seek now that it is eligible for a federal-provincial pandemic-relief plan, but its debts continue to climb by millions of dollars every week.
Mask-wearing loophole on flights closed by Transport Canada

Mask-wearing loophole on flights closed by Transport Canada

A loophole that may have allowed some air passengers to avoid wearing a face covering during their flight has been closed, after Transport Canada updated a COVID-19 travel order.