On Oct. 25, 2011, Transit Police announced two men were accused of stealing thousands of FareSavers tickets from the Richmond recycling warehouse where they worked.
Documents released to me by TransLink indicate the taxpayer-funded regional transit company was negligent in the way it handled the destruction of tickets deemed obsolete by a fare increase.
Read my story from the Vancouver Courier here.
The source documents below show the faulty decision-making and new policies to beef-up security next time bulk tickets are to be destroyed.
TransLink Ticket Destruction FOI Release – 2011-167 – MACKIN, Bob
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News and views on Vancouver 2010 (and beyond) from Bob Mackin.
News and views on Vancouver 2010 (and beyond) from Bob Mackin.