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Canada Line workers vote 99% in favour of job action

Canada Line workers vote 99% in favour of job action

Workers on the Canada Line have voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking job action.
Southern Railway of B.C. locks out unionized workers

Southern Railway of B.C. locks out unionized workers

Southern Railway of B.C. (SRY) has locked out 126 unionized workers following six months of collective bargaining negotiations.
There’s far more good news than bad in TransLink numbers

There’s far more good news than bad in TransLink numbers

By the time you read this, the provincial cabinet will have determined the wording of the question for the spring transit and transportation funding mail-in referendum. Full disclosure: I’m helping organize the Yes coalition.
Port backlogs stall Christmas retail deliveries

Port backlogs stall Christmas retail deliveries

Bad weather, dock labour strife disrupt global shipping schedules
Cities with better transit have fewer traffic fatalities: study

Cities with better transit have fewer traffic fatalities: study

Vancouver has about one-tenth the traffic fatalities as an automobile-dependent city like Houston, Texas
Transit ridership drops; TransLink blames higher fares

Transit ridership drops; TransLink blames higher fares

TransLink is blaming its decision to hike fares in 2013 for what it says is an unexpected drop in...
Vancouver port could be hit by Christmas strike, union warns

Vancouver port could be hit by Christmas strike, union warns

Vancouver-area ports could be shut down once again by striking truckers if the province doesn’t budge on recently introduced payment rates
BC Ferries cuts fuel surcharge amid falling diesel prices

BC Ferries cuts fuel surcharge amid falling diesel prices

BC Ferries is doing away with its 3.4% fuel surcharge as diesel prices throughout the world go down
B.C.’s Canada Jetlines places US$438m order with Boeing for five aircraft

B.C.’s Canada Jetlines places US$438m order with Boeing for five aircraft

Ultra-low-cost carrier Canada Jetlines has placed an order worth US$438 million for five of Boeing’s (NYSE:BA) 737 MAX aircraft.
Referendum on sales tax to fund transit could start in March

Referendum on sales tax to fund transit could start in March

Metro Vancouver mayors say 0.5% increase to existing 7% sales tax would cost average Metro Vancouver household about $125 a year