Movember at Metro Vancouver Transit Police

Led by Transit Police dog Strider, members of the Metro Vancouver Transit Police are growing facial hair this month for Movember, a charity that…


TransLink supports business community’s efforts to bring employees back

When Dave Lewin and the public affairs team at TransLink was asked to think of ways to build confidence and create sustainable dialogue with the…


Metro Vancouver bus operator shows his appreciation on Remembrance Day

​​​​For Gehad Hegazy, a bus operator at Coast Mountain Bus Company, Remembrance Day holds special significance. His family immigrated from Egypt to…


Bus operator helps to raise $3 million dollars for child with a rare genetic disease

When Davinder Kaura joined Coast Mountain Bus Company (CMBC) as a bus operator in September 2019, he was thrilled, looking forward to meeting his new…


ELMTOTs Facebook group serves up laughs, community and everything in between

To tell the story of the Expo Line Memes for TransLink-Oriented Teens (ELMTOTs) Facebook group, we first have to tell the story for New Urbanist…


From I Love Transit Camp to future transportation professional?

Every year, we challenge teachers and K-12 students to take learning beyond the classroom during I Love Transit week, which is the first full week…


I Love Transit: Kevin Desmond on why he loves public transit and more

Cats or dogs? Pepsi or Coke? Football or hockey? The CEO of TransLink, Kevin Desmond, sat down with us to discuss a few of the Internet's most…


Transit rider Lucas Gates

How to build the confidence to ride transit

Trip plan, doing it and just repetition until you’re comfortable. That’s the advice from Lucas Gates, a relatively new transit commuter. He…


PHOTOS: Taking you behind the scenes of the Expo Line weekend closure at Waterfront Station

Earlier last month, the Expo Line platform at Waterfront Station was closed for a weekend to accelerate maintenance work while there are fewer…


PHOTOS: How we rolled out the mandatory mask message to 1600 buses

Things are buzzing at TransLink and its operating companies as the mandatory mask policy came into effect today, Monday, August 24. We’re rolling out…


PHOTOS: Behind the scenes printing decals for mandatory masks

TransLink’s service area spans more than 1,800 square kilometres, which makes it the largest in Canada by far! What does that mean? It means more…


A serviceperson

Bus Services staff helping to keep transit clean

Keeping our employees and customers safe and healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic has been our priority. Across the system, we've enhanced our…


Bus operator wrangles geese away from busy intersection in Vancouver

Photo: Mathew Bond If you'd told bus operator Kelly Podlubny he'd be escorting a gaggle of geese across the busy intersection of Main and Terminal…


How roommates on the Customer Information team help keep transit moving during COVID-19

Remote work has become a new norm for many of us in the era of COVID-19. For our Customer Information (CI) team, this meant leaving a small but…


Stefan and Carolini sail into each other’s hearts aboard the SeaBus

Stefan and Carolini met on the SeaBus five years ago. Now, they're engaged after Stefan popped the question onboard the SeaBus last week. There's a…


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