Billionaire not the only man pondered for gig as #TransLinkTax celebrity endorser
Jim Pattison wasn’t the only celebrity endorser considered by the TransLink Mayors’ Council. British Columbia’s richest tycoon was controversially announced…
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Revealed: Better Transit and Transportation Coalition budget
The TransLink Mayors’ Council reluctantly admitted it has a $6 million publicly funded war chest to convince the public to…
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TransLink boss flees questions and SkyTrain, travels by truck
It was the biggest challenge to-date for TransLink interim CEO Doug Allen (left), since CEO Ian Jarvis was shuffled into…
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Farewell and thank-you, Dave
So the Foo Fighters will rock the Ed Sullivan Theatre on the last night of the tenancy of David Letterman….
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#FareGate latest: CEO Allen no miracle worker with Compass
The Compass Card comedy and chaos continues. Documents that I obtained indicate the non-binding Metro Vancouver plebiscite on the 0.5%…
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Chinese Communist Party’s anti-corruption campaign targets Vancouverite
The biggest story of the week in Vancouver was the revelation that real estate developer Michael Mo Yeung Ching is…
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BC Liberals stock-up on spinners for advanced education
Some names in the news and behind the news… British Columbia’s Advanced Education Minister Andrew Wilkinson has a new communications…
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When European decadence, Las Vegas trash and West Coast cool collided
A break from the usual rousing of rabble, for a wee stroll down memory lane. Did you know? U2’s ongoing…
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Exclusive: TransLink staff plan a day out for golf
There is a Translink in Belfast and a TransLink in Metro Vancouver. By coincidence, golf will be on their minds…
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CUPE dollars: Civic workers’ union finances revealed
CUPE Local 1004 held its monthly meeting April 14 at the Maritime Labour Centre, where members were given the latest…