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‘Hidden costs’ of Metro Vancouver traffic congestion pegged at $1.2b annually

‘Hidden costs’ of Metro Vancouver traffic congestion pegged at $1.2b annually

Metro Vancouverites, wary of venturing too far out on the road and sitting in traffic, are losing as much as $1.2 billion annually in higher incomes, according to a study from C.D. Howe Institute.
Yes to Metro’s transit referendum is yes to a healthier region

Yes to Metro’s transit referendum is yes to a healthier region

Imagine if the next tranche of spending on regional health care depended on a small tax increase – for new hospitals, more equipment, life-saving technologies – and the premier, in her wisdom, decided to put it to a referendum.
SNC Lavalin shares sink to 29-month low on dim outlook

SNC Lavalin shares sink to 29-month low on dim outlook

Revenue tops estimates but earnings-per-share forecast is far below analysts' expectations
Jim Pattison to vote yes, oversee funds if yes side wins plebiscite

Jim Pattison to vote yes, oversee funds if yes side wins plebiscite

Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson approached Pattison to ask for his help
Editorial: Add co-operation to port equation

Editorial: Add co-operation to port equation

Co-operation should be the new watchword down on the waterfront. Without it, profiting in the 21st-century container shipping marketplace will be a long shot at best, regardless of which side of the border your terminal or port resides.
Helijet to launch Vancouver to Nanaimo flights March 11

Helijet to launch Vancouver to Nanaimo flights March 11

A total of 14 flights are expected to fly each weekday
Fear and loathing in transit referendum land

Fear and loathing in transit referendum land

Most Metro Vancouver business organizations say a yes vote is needed to get the region moving. The CFIB disagrees
CN and Unifor reach tentative agreement

CN and Unifor reach tentative agreement

CN reached a tentative labour agreement with Unifor late February 23, averting a lockout that would...
Attention, transit-bashers: TransLink is not on referendum ballot

Attention, transit-bashers: TransLink is not on referendum ballot

As an organizer with the Yes coalition on the upcoming transit referendum, I’d be the first to admit that last week (February 16 to 20) was not a good one for gaining support for the proposed Congestion Improvement Tax to finance the Mayors’ Council
Port trucking commissioner won't bow to pressure to resign

Port trucking commissioner won't bow to pressure to resign

Andy Smith's current job as representative of port employers means there is "perception of bias," says Unifor