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TransLink staff celebrate Canadian Multiculturalism Day

Priyanka Agrawal Canadians across the country celebrate Canadian Multiculturalism Day on June 27. It honours the many cultural communities that help…


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Thomas shares his stress-free way to commute 80 kilometres everyday by car

“I don’t think I’d go back the other way,” says Thomas Shields, a steamfitter, about his new way of commuting by car. He drives about 40 kilometres…


A planner from TransLink accepts the PIBC Award

TransLink wins award for rapid implementation guide for bikeways

The Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC) has awarded TransLink the Gold Award in the category of Research & New Directions in Planning…


Zachary holds up TransLink scout badge

Scouts design TransLink’s first-ever scout badge

Scout badges represent a scout’s achievement and a reminder of their adventures and the challenges they’ve overcome. To Zachary, it’s twice as…


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Viral video captures bus operator serenading customer on her birthday

In a popular video shared to Twitter, bus operator Mohammed Ali showed off his vocal skills when he serenaded a customer with a special song for her…


Transit Police Community Safety Officer David Shin holds up his badge

Answering the call: David’s journey to serving his community

Ever since he was a youth, David Shin has coveted a career in helping people. And he’s found just that as Metro Vancouver Transit Police’s first…


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Pall marks 10 years helping with Vancouver’s Vaisakhi parade

For 10 years, Pall Beesla with Coast Mountain Bus Company has been leading the planning and organization of the annual Vancouver Vaisakhi parade.…


SeaBus officer Mila Gonzalez on the SeaBus wheelhouse

A dream come true: Mila’s voyage to becoming a SeaBus Officer

“It’s not common to see women in the marine industry,” says Mila Gonzalez. It's something she realized as a young kid when she found out women…


Father-son duo Michael and Keith Edema pose for a photo on the SkyBridge

Like father, like son: family duo bonds on the SkyTrain rails

Working together wasn't in the plan for Keith and Michael Edema, a father-son duo at SkyTrain — but they wouldn't have it any other way. Keith is a…


Reece standing in front of a trolley de-icer

Popular transit YouTuber shares why he loves Metro Vancouver’s system

Reece Martin, the 'RM' in RMTransit, is a full-time YouTuber producing videos about transit systems around the world. Amongst many destinations,…


Kai holds up his Orion VI bus made from LEGO

Check out this LEGO enthusiast’s incredible replica buses

Growing up Kai Ang Bowes regularly took the bus with his mother as they didn't have a car. Little did he know at the time that it was instilling a…


A mechanic inspects the engine of a bus while another takes notes

TransLink named one of BC’s Top Employers for 2023

TransLink has once again been recognized as one of BC’s Top Employers — for the ninth year in a row!  Now in its 18th year, BC's Top Employers is an…


Holding up a Compass Card in front of fare gates with Tap In to Win decal

TransLink wins BCAMA Marketing Excellence Award

TransLink's Tap In to Win sweepstakes campaign is the winner of a Marketing Excellence Award from the British Columbia chapter of the American…


A person uses the Compass Vending Machine simulator on the computer

Compass simulator to help agents deliver better customer service

Have you ever had to give someone instructions to access a program online or navigate a website — but you couldn't see their screen? For the agents…


Photo of Stephen Wright standing in front of the Movember bus-stash double-decker bus

Here’s why three Metro Vancouver buses are sporting moustaches

For years, Stephen Wright, Maintenance Engineer at Coast Mountain Bus Company (CMBC), has donned his greatest ‘stache for Movember. This year his…


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