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April 21, 2020 COVID-19: Service reductions, layoffs, executive pay cuts begin this week at TransLink [Vancouver Sun] Published in the Vancouver Sun, April 21, 2020 As TransLink begins slashing services, laying off employees and cutting executive pay this week to stem revenue losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, B.C. Premier John Horgan has called on the federal government to provide aid to ailing transit agencies. Almost 1,500 temporary layoffs will take place […] Read More

December 24, 2019 RELEASE: What would Santa say about how you treat transit operators and staff? Don’t be a lump of coal rider! VANCOUVER – If you wake up to a lump of coal in your Christmas stocking this year, you might want to think twice about how you treated the transit operator on your bus, or transit security officers, or SkyTrain attendants or staff who answer questions at the TransLink call or social media centre, says Metro Vancouver’s […] Read More

July 11, 2019 Jonathan Cote and Peter Ladner: It’s time to make transportation a federal election issue [Vancouver Sun] Published in the Vancouver Sun, July 11, 2019 Reducing traffic congestion and improving public transit are usually issues that dominate municipal and provincial elections. But they don’t usually make headlines during a federal election campaign, where transportation often takes a back seat to national issues like climate change, the economy, trade and immigration. Unfortunately, most […] Read More

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