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TransLink to ‘suspend’ COVID-19-related transit cuts and layoffs

TransLink to ‘suspend’ COVID-19-related transit cuts and layoffs

Transit authority recently cut back service and laid off 1,500 workers.
Fewer drivers on roads not an excuse to speed: ICBC

Fewer drivers on roads not an excuse to speed: ICBC

Drivers are reminded to resist speeding even though there are fewer vehicles on the road. ICBC and the B.C. government are launching a campaign to urge drivers to slow down this month after noticing an increase of vehicles speeding since B.C.
TransLink to start collecting bus fares again

TransLink to start collecting bus fares again

No more free rides: TransLink announced Monday that they will resume fare collection on all buses, along with front-door boarding, starting June 1.
Cargo-only sailings opened up for passengers: B.C. Ferries

Cargo-only sailings opened up for passengers: B.C. Ferries

B.C. Ferries is allowing some of its runs that were previously for cargo only to accept passengers as of May 7, as it continues its 50 per cent passenger-capacity reduction due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
YVR airport will trim 30% of workforce with suppressed travel in 2020: union

YVR airport will trim 30% of workforce with suppressed travel in 2020: union

The union representing workers at the Vancouver Airport Authority says its workforce will be reduced by 25-30% in the coming weeks, following negotiations that will address voluntary buyouts and early retirement offers.
Supply chain management could shift digitally post-COVID-19

Supply chain management could shift digitally post-COVID-19

Digital modeling systems could help avert disruptions from war, pandemics
Coastal-class ferry builder files for insolvency

Coastal-class ferry builder files for insolvency

The German company that built three Coastal-class vessels for B.C. Ferries more than a decade ago is insolvent. A B.C.
Rough road ahead for West Coast container cargo truckers

Rough road ahead for West Coast container cargo truckers

Tail end of the transpacific logistics chain bracing for pandemic business pain now as global economy slump deepens
COVID-19 pandemic throws detours into life of long-haul trucker

COVID-19 pandemic throws detours into life of long-haul trucker

Long-haul truck driver Thomas Bradbury has seen a lot of North America in his five years of criss-crossing his native Canada and motoring along the highways of the United States, from the postcard-like landscape of the Prairies to big bustling Manhat
Premier resists limiting trips to Vancouver Island on May long weekend

Premier resists limiting trips to Vancouver Island on May long weekend

Several municipal and regional leaders are pressing Horgan to put restrictions in place for next month's holiday