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Via Rail targets youth with four-day festival on tracks

Via Rail targets youth with four-day festival on tracks

Via Rail is banking on tunes and tweets to help it gain younger passengers with the launch of a four-day music festival aboard the Canadian , its flagship Vancouver-to-Toronto train.
CP strike hurts port's fragile international reputation

CP strike hurts port's fragile international reputation

Work stoppage undermines Port Metro Vancouver's latest sales pitch to global companies promoting new labour reliability in B.C.'s shipping sector
CP rail workers forced back to work

CP rail workers forced back to work

Canadian Pacific (CP) rail workers will return to work today in response back-to-work legislation passed on Thursday.
Port calls on government for immediate CP rail strike resolution

Port calls on government for immediate CP rail strike resolution

Port Metro Vancouver is wants the government to legislate an immediate end to the labour dispute between Canadian Pacific (CP) and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), the union representing CP engineers, conductors and rail traffic controlle
Virgin Atlantic comes to YVR with direct flight to London

Virgin Atlantic comes to YVR with direct flight to London

Virgin Atlantic Airways has launched a direct flight from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to London Heathrow Airport . The new service will operate four times a week through the summer period until the end of October.
CP rail strike harming Port Metro’s troubled labour reputation

CP rail strike harming Port Metro’s troubled labour reputation

The Canadian Pacific (TSX:CP) (CP) rail strike is harming Port Metro Vancouver (PMV)’s already-troubled reputation for labour certainty and hurting the Canadian economy, according to the port.
CP rail strike to hit B.C. mining, not West Coast Express

CP rail strike to hit B.C. mining, not West Coast Express

B.C.’s mining companies will see their operations disrupted due to this morning’s Canadian Pacific (TSX:CP) strike, which has suspended all the company’s freight services across the country.
Businesses voice fears over New West's proposal to scrap Pattullo Bridge

Businesses voice fears over New West's proposal to scrap Pattullo Bridge

The City of New Westminster 's proposal that the Pattullo Bridge should be dismantled and not replaced is making business leaders anxious in both Surrey and New Westminster.
Prince Rupert port container cargo volumes surge

Prince Rupert port container cargo volumes surge

A rebounding U.S. economy and strong Asian demand for B.C. wood are driving growth
Harbour Air acquires Whistler Air

Harbour Air acquires Whistler Air

In a move that further consolidates B.C.'s seaplane industry, Harbour Air Ltd. has acquired Whistler Air . Harbour Air previously acquired West Coast Air in 2010, and continues to operate both the Harbour Air and West Coast Air brands.