Keeping the system open and accessible for those who need it
Ryan Mendoza is a people person. Being as hands on as possible and interacting with customers is what he likes best as a SkyTrain Attendant. “You…
From one frontline to another: restaurant worker serves up for the community
Ryu is a transit customer who takes the Canada Line to get his place of work. Ryu Fukazawa is an frontline worker that takes transit. He works at a…
Pulling the curtain back on who keeps SkyTrain operating
SkyTrain's Andrew Ferguson, a vehicle technician, and Annaliese Hunt, a control operator. As night descends, SkyTrain’s Operations and Maintenance…
Taking care of kids of frontline workers
Ava Jade works at a nonprofit childcare facility in Kitsilano, making sure that the kids of frontline workers are taken care of. (Photo courtesy of…
Bus operator embraces helping the community out
Bryan Stebbings has been a bus operator with Coast Mountain Bus Company for nearly four years. (Photo: Josh Neufeld Photography) "I'm just so…
“It’s a lifetime of freedom to travel”: Overcoming the fear of SkyTrain
Read the story of how Jon, a teen with autism, overcame the fear of boarding the SkyTrain with some help from Mo Hassabou from BCRTC (SkyTrain) and…
Changing the face of the skilled trades
My parents’ generation grew up with the image of Rosie the Riveter, an iconic skilled mechanic from the World War II era who demonstrated that women…
#IWD2020: Envisioning a fairer world with Tasia
Transit was not the first career that sprung to mind for Tasia Balding, the director of capital and major business Projects at BCRTC, which operates…
Qiu-ing up for success
Most semesters, Coast Mountain Bus Company (CMBC)’s Maintenance Engineering team gets some new co-op students. Women filling these positions have…
#IWD2020: A road less traveled to a rewarding career as a leader
In 1996, Maria Su was hired as a transportation engineer on the team that was tasked with creating Metro Vancouver’s first regional transportation…
A love connection that was nearly missed
How many coincidences are you allowed before it’s considered fate? Robyn and Josh met on the SkyTrain, by squishing into a packed train during rush…
Holiday Gift Guide 2019: Gifts for the Metro Vancouver transit lover (CONTEST)
Two years ago, due to popular demand, we launched the TransLink Store. Your one-stop-shop for the latest and greatest in Metro Vancouver transit…
Customer options ahead of BCRTC job action
We’re pleased to share BC Rapid Transit Company and CUPE 7000 have reached a negotiated, tentative deal. Please expect delays while BCRTC works…
8 things you need to know about the Metro Vancouver Transit Strike
We’re beyond pleased to share that Coast Mountain Bus Company, and Unifor Locals 111 and 2200 have reached a tentative agreement! We’re working…
Your ultimate 2019 guide to transit trick-or-treating
You and your kiddo have planned for this day for weeks, months or even years! And now the only thing standing in the way of your epic superhero…
