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'Going to need a lot more staff': TransLink to hire 500 workers by 2028

'Going to need a lot more staff': TransLink to hire 500 workers by 2028

TransLink is on a hiring spree, hoping to hire 500 SkyTrain workers by 2028. That’s a 40 per cent increase to TransLink’s current workforce of 1,200.
Little good news for goods movement on the horizon

Little good news for goods movement on the horizon

Supply chain congestion predicted to last well into 2023 as new bottlenecks emerge
Consortium ups its bid to acquire parent company of Vancouver’s Seaspan Corp.

Consortium ups its bid to acquire parent company of Vancouver’s Seaspan Corp.

Poseidon Acquisition Corp. doubles down on its push to acquire all outstanding shares of the asset manager that operates the world’s largest lessor of container ships
Shock at the pumps largely a refining issue

Shock at the pumps largely a refining issue

Gasoline prices in Vancouver spiked twice over the weekend by 38 cents
No pandemic airline refund, B.C. tribunal rules

No pandemic airline refund, B.C. tribunal rules

A man who booked a holiday flight from Vancouver to Germany is not entitled to a refund after the B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal ruled not travelling during the pandemic was a personal preference.
Pandemic still stalling Metro Vancouver's transit recovery

Pandemic still stalling Metro Vancouver's transit recovery

Recent polling shows mobility to be the top issue for the region’s voters after housing
Port of Vancouver saw cargo volume fall 11% over 2022's first half

Port of Vancouver saw cargo volume fall 11% over 2022's first half

The Port of Vancouver saw goods shipped through its facilities fall 11% over the first half of 2021, an occurrence that – officials say – was caused by a combination of factors, including a decline in the Canadian grain harvest.
Traffic up but earnings down at Port of Vancouver

Traffic up but earnings down at Port of Vancouver

Marine cargo traffic down eight per cent in 2021 at the Port of Prince Rupert
Strike action shuts down operations at Roberts Bank's Westshore coal terminal

Strike action shuts down operations at Roberts Bank's Westshore coal terminal

Strike action at Westshore Terminals’ coal export facility at Roberts Bank has shut down operations, port officials confirmed Monday.
B.C. aerospace industry comeback gaining altitude

B.C. aerospace industry comeback gaining altitude

Return of travel, more F-35 certainty bolster business for local aerospace companies