Letters to The Sun, April 9, 2022: Family doctors need the tools to do our jobs
Credit to Author: Carolyn Soltau| Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2022 01:00:29 +0000
Supporting family doctors will result in healthier patients and communities.
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TransLink raises fares while Toronto and other cities across Canada freeze theirs
Credit to Author: Susan Lazaruk| Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 01:49:32 +0000
A transit user advocate says raising fares discourages passengers from returning to the transit system, which is down 50 per cent of pre-pandemic ridership numbers
Read moreSFU gondola plan up in the air as TransLink faces cash crunch
Credit to Author: Derrick Penner| Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2022 10:07:55 +0000
TransLink’s short-term concerns include a potential deficit of some $200 million over the next two years.
Read moreSFU gondola plan up in the air as TransLink faces cash crunch
Credit to Author: Derrick Penner| Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2022 10:07:55 +0000
TransLink’s short-term concerns include a potential deficit of some $200 million over the next two years.
Read moreTransLink's Mayors' Council members head to Ottawa to discuss transit priorities
Credit to Author: Jennifer Saltman| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 23:55:34 +0000
They are asking for a permanent transit fund, $685 million for Phase 3 of the regional transit plan and $225 million for zero-emission buses.
Read moreDan Fumano: First Nations, city, UBC pushing to go farther, together
Credit to Author: Dan Fumano| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 02:42:09 +0000
Opinion: Mayor’s pitch for SkyTrain to UBC might be harder for Ottawa and Victoria to ignore with UBC and, especially, local First Nations firmly and formally on board.
Read morePetition urges feds to fund transit expansion, including SkyTrain to Langley
Credit to Author: Dan Fumano| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 02:13:27 +0000
An electronic petition sponsored by a Surrey MP urges the feds to step up and fund transit expansion “including, but not limited to, building SkyTrain to Langley City and to UBC.”
Read moreTransLink makes $149-million federal gas tax funding request
Credit to Author: Jennifer Saltman| Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 21:55:33 +0000
The money would pay for diesel-electric hybrid buses, battery electric buses, community shuttles, HandyDART vehicles and SkyTrain upgrades.
Read moreDan Fumano: Forum shows how 'baseline' has shifted on climate, transport, moderator says
Credit to Author: Dan Fumano| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 01:41:58 +0000
The debate’s moderator commented on how the “baseline” on climate-related issues, across all four parties, seemed to have shifted since the last federal election four years ago.
Read moreCommittee recommends money for HandyDART, affordable transit fares in 2020 B.C. budget
Credit to Author: Jennifer Saltman| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 23:54:52 +0000
A legislative committee made six transit and transportation-related suggestions for the 2020 B.C. budget.
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