July 20, 2018

Links and Tidbits – July 20, 2018

  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 Tanushree Pillai

Remembrance Day 2017

November 6, 2017

Remembrance Day 2017

We Remember. In honour of Remembrance Day, TransLink and its operating companies will once again provide free transit to our many heroes - including…

By Sarah Kertcher

August 26, 2016

Links and Tidbits – August 26, 2016

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 Adrienne Coling

July 20, 2016

CMBC defusers provide emotional first aid to bus operators

https://youtu.be/Q6J6hvYTYEk Video from the Vancouver Sun A "defuser" may sound like an electronic device but in the context of Coast Mountain Bus…

By Adrienne Coling

February 6, 2016

Shelter buses and last weeks’ fire in Langley

Our bus and driver were on hand during a fire to help 25 people get temporary shelter. Photo by: Dan Ferguson/Langley Times You've heard of bus…

By Adrienne Coling

January 28, 2015

Spot the Bus Barrier – the next step in the pilot begins

Look closely. There's a bus barrier on the bus!   As reported in the media here, here and here, we are working with BC Transit, Unifor 111,…

By Angela Salehi

September 29, 2014

TransLink 101: What are detours and why do they happen?

We’re going back to basics again with TransLink 101—explaining TransLink and its operations! One of our buses travelling on Broadway! Detours happen…

By Allen Tung

February 14, 2014

Olympic Memories: Jim

For this installment in our Olympic Memories series we revisit the 2010 Winter Olympic Games by asking CMBC transit operators about their experiences…

By Robert Willis - Buzzer Editor

November 9, 2013

Remembrance Day 2013 Holiday Service – Monday Nov 11

Remembrance Day is Monday, November 11th. The Bus, SkyTrain and SeaBus services will run on regular Sunday/holiday schedules. West Coast Express…

By Angela Chang

November 9, 2012

Remembrance Day 2012 holiday service and parade reroutes

Lest we forget Remembrance Day is Sunday, November 11th. Except for some bus routes, this year, transit service will run like any other Sunday of the…

By Robert Willis - Buzzer Editor

November 10, 2011

Remembrance Day 2011 holiday service and parade reroutes

Remembrance Day is tomorrow, Friday, November 11th. All transit will run on Sunday/holiday service; however, the West Coast Express and train buses…

By Robert Willis - Buzzer Editor

September 28, 2011

TransLink reaches gold in sustainability

In June, I told you about CMBC's (Coast Mountain Bus Company) Idle Free campaign. CMBC was recognized by CUTA (Canadian Urban Transit Association)…

By Robert Willis - Buzzer Editor

November 19, 2010

CUTA 2010: three Coast Mountain operators win employee awards!

Angus McIntyre with one of the TRAMS buses from the 1930s. Angus won a lifetime achievement award from CUTA this year! TransLink hosted the 2010…

By Jhenifer Pabillano - Buzzer Editor

November 4, 2010

Links and tidbits, Thu Nov 4

Spotted: someone brought their own seat on the SkyTrain! And a lovely chair it is. (I assume she was carrying it home :) Tidbits and links about…

By Jhenifer Pabillano - Buzzer Editor

August 11, 2010

Trolley service returns to Granville Mall on Tue Sept 7

Click the image to see a large version of this map! After four years of detours, trolley buses will return to Granville Mall on Tuesday, September…

By Jhenifer Pabillano - Buzzer Editor

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