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Audit shows asbestos troubles continued on BC Ferries
A BC Ferries official worried in an email that continued problems with asbestos would leave the publicly owned company vulnerable to a $150,000 fine if its management of the material again comes to WorkSafe BC's attention. Read more…
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BC Ferries drops fuel surcharge, TSB report pinpoints cause of Departure Bay crash
A new report says engine trouble and a misunderstanding between the bridge and engine room caused a B.C. ferry to ram the dock at the Departure Bay ferry terminal in Nanaimo a year ago. Read more…
Former solicitor general applauds license plate privacy report
A report on privacy problems with how police departments track vehicle license plates found support this week from the former solicitor general who oversaw introduction of the technology. Read more…
Dubious ferry figures used for BC government consult, says union president
The British Columbia government's public consultation on coastal ferry service is based on inaccurate data that will lead to uninformed decision making, said Chris Abbott, the president of the B.C. Ferry and Marine Workers' Union. Read more…
Police use of licence plate scans breaks privacy law: commissioner
British Columbia's information and privacy commissioner has condemned how the Victoria police department uses the information scanned from licence plates on people's vehicles. Read more…
Ferry consultation needs deeper questions, says advocate
A transportation advocacy group is circulating a list of 100 questions aimed at broadening the British Columbia government's consultation on coastal ferry services. Read more…
BC's public auto insurer cuts 250 jobs after scathing government review
VANCOUVER - B.C.'s public auto insurer is slashing 250 jobs, most of them in management. Read more…
Size of BC Ferries subsidy of interest to former drop trailer competitor
A senior executive with a company that used to compete with BC Ferries to ship drop trailers said he was surprised to see how large a government subsidy the publicly owned company has on the Duke Point-Tsawassen route. Read more…
BC government asking public where to cut ferry service
The British Columbia government has launched a $700,000 consultation process as it decides where to trim ferry service. Read more…
Further 12 percent increase in ferry fares allowed *
Last January the British Columbia ferry commissioner recommended keeping fare increases to the rate of inflation. Today he announced approval for a 12 percent hike over the next three years. * Read more…
More focus on public-private partnerships coming, says Conservative minister
The Conservative federal government will put a greater emphasis on public-private partnerships for future infrastructure projects, MP James Moore told delegates to the Union of British Columbia Municipalities convention in Victoria. Read more…
Rocky Mountaineer on-board attendants going back to work after 15 months
Locked out Rocky Mountaineer on-board attendants are finally going back to work, after almost 15 months on the picket line. Read more…
BC Transit prepares to make money in Whistler
More than $200,000 could be made at the BC Transit facility if commercial opportunities are allowed to flourish there. Read more…
Overhaul needed to give BC municipalities a transit voice: report
VANCOUVER -- Municipalities pay the majority of costs for BC Transit but get none of the credit and little input into how the system operates, an independent review of the Crown agency has found. Read more…
For car sharing, Vancouver tops Seattle and Portland
On the same day The Tyee publishes Adam Pez's look at the growing success of car-sharing in Vancouver, a Seattle-based think tank releases its three-city comparison of who is best served by car sharing options. Read more…
Surrey rolls out new cycling plan
The City of Surrey's new Cycling Plan aims to increase bike ridership, safety and efficiency. But at least one cycling advocate says Surrey should look outside of Canada for it's planning inspiration. Read more…
TransLink reverses decision to cut TaxiSaver program
TransLink, which operates transit services in the Lower Mainland, has cancelled a plan to phase out a program that allows transit users living with mobility challenges to buy $80 worth of half-price taxi vouchers each month. Read more…
As BC Ferries lost money and traffic, executives got bonus bump
Executives at BC Ferries got a big bump in their total compensation last year as the government owned company lost money and passenger levels sank to a 21-year low. Read more…
Public ferry process aimed at finding $30 million in cuts, says minister
The British Columbia government is planning to ask the public where it would like the coastal ferry service to be cut to save money, says the minister responsible. Read more…
More ferry consultation delays fixing problems: NDP's Coons
A provincial government plan to consult the public about coastal ferry services is a delaying tactic that won't address BC Ferries' real problems, said NDP ferries critic Gary Coons. Read more…
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