Transportation

Seven mayors, including Gregor Robertson of Vancouver and Linda Hepner of Surrey, kicked off a campaign Monday (February 2) to urge Metro Vancouverites to vote Yes in a spring plebiscite on transportation that asks voters whether they approve of a 0.5% sales tax hike to help pay for a $7.5 billion plan to ease congestion in the region.

FortisBC has finalized an agreement with BC Ferries to provide three new vessels with liquefied natural gas over the next 10 years. The utilities provider announced February 2 it would supply 300,000 gigajoules of LNG — or the energy equivalent of 7.

Could British Columbians soon be paying 7.5% PST on many of their purchases in the near future?

Not enough attention is being paid to terminal inefficiency issue, says logistics consultant

Better Transit and Transportation Coalition gears up to campaign

Global trade route shifts, manufacturing moves, e-commerce among trends headlining cargo logistics conference

Move to limit port terminal licences was necessary to prevent undercutting, says Port Metro Vancouver

Poll reveals confusion about transit plan, dissatisfaction with TransLink

Container truckers last went on strike for one month in March 2014. Despite an initial agreement, they say many problems remain unresolved today

Fund transit through "earmarking" future revenue growth, not sales tax: Canadian Taxpayers Federation