The City of Vancouver launched the new Canada Line today, months ahead of schedule and under budget. The new Canada Line skytrain will connect downtown Vancouver and YVR international airport in Richmond, making...
created by Yuliya Talmazan | 14 wks ago | updated 13 wks ago 425 views | 12 recommendations | 4 comments
A recent campaign launched in England to promote atheism has jumped across the pond onto our very doorstep. The program was originally created to counter the religious advertisement and promotion in England. While Calgary and Toronto has accepted the idea, Vancouver will not...
opinion by jsh12 | 35 wks ago | updated 35 wks ago 101 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
One of the main attractions of attending classes at Simon Fraser University (Surrey Campus) is its location at the heart of Surrey city. Its close proximity to the junction of bus stations and Skytrain stations is a major plus for students, the majority of whom live outside...
opinion by bootareen | 35 wks ago | updated 35 wks ago 106 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Exhausted after finishing up a project here at Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Surrey, I am finally heading home at 1AM. The cold November air penetrates my three layers of clothing. I get on the Skytrain, but...
opinion by vtc | 36 wks ago | updated 36 wks ago 131 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and BC Premier Gordon Campbell announced today that there will be an Evergreen Skytrain Line to the Tri-cities area of Vancouver. Harper thinks that the new project will boost...
created by Amy Judd | 38 wks ago | updated 37 wks ago 88 views | 20 recommendations | 1 comment
Avoid Metrotown this evening if you can. "METRO VANCOUVER - Problems with track switches and inclement weather have plagued SkyTrain's Expo line all day, resulting in a large crowd of people becoming stranded at...
created by mtippett | 47 wks ago | updated 47 wks ago 323 views | 5 recommendations | 2 comments
Ever sat at a dreary old bus stop and thought, "I bet I could build a better one of these things?" A cappuccino bar, a washroom, maybe some high-speed internet access, a lemonade stand...Well back in reality,...
created by Rob Peters | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 3176 views | 3 recommendations | 18 comments
"I had some excitement on the commute home today. Still half asleep from my skytrain ride, I ambled out of Waterfront Station and noticed a pair of harassed-looking policemen...no big deal, this is downtown. I started to wake up as I headed to my bus stop and noticed an...
created by mtippett | 1 year ago 544 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Looks like the old streetcar line to Granville Island will be brought back to life in time for the Olympics. At 1.8 km, it's a distance you could probably walk, really, but if additional segments are...
created by Rob Peters | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 862 views | 0 recommendations | 4 comments
For the last several weeks Translink has been upgrading the
lighting at the Columbia Skytrain station. Both platforms are much
brighter to the point where there isn't a huge difference between
night and day. The vending concourse and stairs to the east-bound
platform are...
Keeping track of these Facebook interest groups is like watching democracy in slow motion. Apparently there's even a petition against the petition now."More than 7,000 people have signed an online petition...
created by Rob Peters | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 922 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Every morning, at precisely 6:45 AM, my cell phone's alarm clock goes off to wake me up for school. One minute, I'm happily asleep, wrapped up in my gloriously warm sheets and probably dreaming. The next,...
created by amar_k | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 500 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
"Riding a bus or a skytrain will cost you more, come January.
The Translink board has approved a fare increase to pay for its bus fleet expansion, but not before some loud opposition.
They shouted, chanted and...
created by Jordan Yerman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 973 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
I don't know anything about this except what I've just received via the faculty list at Simon Fraser University. Sounds bad - does anyone know what is going on? " The following information...
created by kate | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 2295 views | 10 recommendations | 3 comments
I've just heard through the administration at SFU Surrey that the Skytrain may go on strike this Friday. Translink says to listen to the radio for confirmation. Apparently the members of CUPE Local 7000...
created by kate | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 1036 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments