Gong hei fat choy! Today kicks off Chinese Lunar New Year – also known as the Spring Festival in modern China, which is an important Chinese festival celebrated at the turn of the traditional lunar Chinese calendar. This year is the year of the Dog, and we’re excited to be a part of one of the 45th annual Chinese New Year Parade taking place in Chinatown on Sunday, February 18, 2018.

Look out for TransLink staff aboard a TRAMS bus and grab a lucky red envelope!

If you’re planning on heading out to enjoy the festivities this Sunday, keep in mind the following bus detours will apply to allow for parade routes:

8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

• 3 Downtown Regular route to Main & Dunsmuir Viaduct, then via Dunsmuir, Homer, Hastings, regular route.
• 3 Main Regular route to Cordova & Cambie, then via Cambie, Georgia, Main, regular route
• 4 UBC Regular route to Main & Hastings then via Hastings, Granville, regular route
• 7 Dunbar Regular route to Main & Hastings then via Hastings, Granville, regular route
• 8 Downtown Regular route to Main & Dunsmuir Viaduct, then via Dunsmuir, Homer, Hastings, regular route
• 8 Fraser Regular route to Cordova & Cambie, then via Cambie, Georgia, Main, regular route
• 19 Metrotown Station: Regular route to Pender & Cambie then via Cambie, Georgia, Georgia Viaduct Main, regular route
• 19 Stanley Park: Regular route to Main & Dunsmuir Viaduct, then via Dunsmuir, Homer, Pender, regular route
• 22 Knight: Regular route to Pender & Cambie then via Cambie, Georgia, Georgia Viaduct, Prior, regular route
• 22 Downtown: Regular route to Prior & Gore then continue Prior, Georgia Viaduct, Dunsmuir, Homer, Pender, regular route
• 23 Beach Regular route to Quebec & Expo Blvd then Expo Blvd regular route
• 23 Main Regular route to Pacific Blvd & Abbott then Pacific Blvd regular route
• 50 Waterfront: Regular route to Cambie & Hastings then via Hastings, Columbia, Powell to temporary terminus on Powell at Columbia
• 50 False Creek: From temporary terminus on Powell at Columbia via Powell, Water, regular route
• 210 Vancouver: Regular route to Powell & Main, then via Powell, Water, Cordova, Howe, regular route
• 211 Vancouver: Regular route to Powell & Main, then via Powell, Water, Cordova, Howe, regular route

For more information including bus detours maps, visit translink.ca/alerts

Author: Sarah Kertcher