March 18, 2022
Transit workers read ‘nice tweets’ about themselves
We decided to do something special for Transit Operator and Worker Appreciation Day, we dug up some of the nice tweets and messages you wrote about…
March 18, 2022
To the people who keep this region moving, thank you!
Heather Michaloski has been a HandyDART driver for over 30 years and says her customers and clients have become a “little family.” Heather is just…
March 16, 2022
In search of the SkyTrain Attendant behind the kind note
Remember when someone did a random act of kindness for you? Or the time you did it for someone else? For Sera Oh, it happened on the SkyTrain. But in…
March 8, 2022
International Women’s Day 2022: Celebrating the women who move us and #BreakTheBias
March 8 is International Women’s Day. This year’s theme is #BreakTheBias, and we're focusing on how we can break the bias within transit.…
February 22, 2022
Help us celebrate Transit Operator and Worker Appreciation Day
Once again, we'll be joining transit agencies across Canada in celebrating Transit Operator and Worker Appreciation Day on March 18. This is a day…
February 18, 2022
Wedding chimes: couple takes SkyTrain to say I do!
From the day they first met, transit has been an integral part of Aaron and Kyle’s lives. In fact, Kyle jokes, “since the beginning of our…
February 15, 2022
Transit enthusiast turns passion into profession
Many of us overlook the coolest things in our daily lives because they're simply always there. One of these things can be transit. A transportation…
By BCRTC Staff
December 29, 2021
The most Canadian solution to keep SkyTrain customers moving, eh?
Art Wittich, a SkyTrain vehicle technologist, shows the hockey stick used to clear ice from doors during the winter season. Winter weather can wreak…
By Allen Tung
December 23, 2021
A Christmas Miracle: This rookie transit operator gets her bucket list wish
Eyes full of wonder and delight like a child on Christmas morning, rookie bus operator Erika Jensen’s face lights up no differently each and every…
December 22, 2021
Braille signage with raised tactile letters coming to every bus stop in Metro Vancouver
TransLink is taking a major step forward towards improving the transit system for people who are blind or partially sighted by launching the…
By Dan Mountain
December 17, 2021
TransLink donates over 2,500 toys just in time for the holidays
Santa, Mrs. Claus and several of Santa's elves delivered two bus loads full of toys to the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau on Friday. Over the past…
December 14, 2021
Helping Hollywood North: how TransLink supports film productions in Metro Vancouver
Vancouver never plays itself owing to our region's ability to masquerade as every city imaginable, including unnamed cities, futuristic cities, New…
By Allen Tung
November 23, 2021
TransLink CEO Kevin Quinn delivers his first address to the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade
TransLink CEO Kevin Quinn delivered his first keynote address to Metro Vancouver’s business leaders on November 19. In his remarks, Kevin shared his…
November 11, 2021
Transit Operator who served in Afghanistan reflects on Remembrance Day
It’s a moment of quiet reflection, a somber yet grateful feeling that rushes over Michael Almeida when he attends a Remembrance Day ceremony. Michael…
November 8, 2021
How transit has been a live classroom for these engineering students
To solve problems. That's the job description for an engineer. And both Layla Robson and Paula Themmen have strong ambitions to solve a huge problem…
By Allen Tung