December 27, 2014
Free transit on New Year’s Eve 2014 starting at 5 pm and New Year’s Day 2015 holiday service
New Year's Eve – Wednesday, December 31 As always, rides will be free of charge starting from 5:00 pm on New Year's Eve until 5:00 am on New Year’s…
By Allen Tung
December 25, 2014
The Buzzer blog is on vacation until January 2, 2015
If you're taking transit on Christmas or Boxing Day you'll want to read this post. Need service updates and trip planning help? We will still be…
By Allen Tung
December 24, 2014
TransLink Reindeer Bus and Community Shuttle delivers two busloads of toys in 2014
On Friday, December 19, the TransLink Reindeer Bus and Community Shuttle delivered approximately 3,500 unwrapped toys to the Lower Mainland…
By Allen Tung
December 24, 2014
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Bus Ride” this holiday season!
Shantini Klassen is a woman with many hats – not only is she an Operations Manager for the Vancouver Fringe Festival, but an actor and singer too!…
By Allen Tung
December 22, 2014
Christmas and Boxing Day 2014 holiday service
Here’s the overview of holiday service and fares for this week! Christmas Eve – Wednesday, December 24 Bus, SkyTrain and SeaBus will all operate…
By Allen Tung
December 19, 2014
TransLink Secret Santa Elves surprise Sabra on her commute with a FareCard!
'Tis the season of giving and here, at TransLink, we wanted to take care of a deserving commuter's transit fare for the month of January! (Yeah,…
By Allen Tung
December 19, 2014
Vancouver Technical Secondary students show appreciation to our operators again in 2014 with hot chocolate!
It was a rainy Friday morning and by the time 8:35 am bell rang to mark the start of classes, the students were wet and there wasn't much left of…
By Allen Tung
December 18, 2014
Delegations from around the globe travel to Vancouver to meet with TransLink
Did you know that delegations from around the world, including Thailand, Sweden, Australia, Japan and Korea, visited TransLink in 2014 to…
December 17, 2014
Poetry in Transit interview with Jen Currin
Poetry in Transit is a partnership with the Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia. Now in it's 18th year, the program aims to profile…
By Allen Tung
December 15, 2014
Buzzer illustrator interview: Hazel Cheng
Oh, look what do we have here – another Buzzer illustrator interview! We were lucky enough to have Emily Carr University of Art + Design student…
By Allen Tung
December 12, 2014
Links and Tidbits – December 12, 2014
Links and tidbits is our semi-regular roundup of interesting fodder about transportation from the last few weeks or so. If you have links to…
By Allen Tung
December 12, 2014
So You Think You Can Busk? 2014 – A day full of talented musicians!
Our annual “So You Think You Can Busk” auditions took place on Wednesday, December 10 at TransLink's head office in New Westminster and it was a…
By Allen Tung
December 11, 2014
The Mayors’ Council announce transit referendum question
The Mayors' Council have voted this morning to ask the public to vote yes or no to a .5% increase in the Provincial sales tax in order to expand the…
December 10, 2014
Five Christmas things to do this weekend – Dec 12 to 14, 2014
The Christmas season is in full swing! Santa Claus is now at malls around Metro Vancouver and surely you've started your Christmas shopping. The…
By Allen Tung
December 8, 2014
More about our SkyTrain system safety features
Have you ever wondered about the yellow strip onboard SkyTrain? Wonder no more! We are here to tell you more about the five main safety features on…
By Allen Tung
