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CIRB rules rail services not essential to health and safety, setting stage for strike

Railway strike would be serious blow to economy: business groups

VICTORIA — Safety concerns have prompted the Canadian Coast Guard to make what is says is the "difficult decision" to end staffing at two lighthouses along British Columbia's coast.

The employers' group says the lawyer for ILWU Local 514 informed them of the vote this week after a case management meeting with the Canada Industrial Relations Board.

Potential boost for business and tourism with new Kelowna-Seattle route

In the run up to the provincial election this fall, Kevin Falcon is assuring voters he will also build a new 10-lane bridge to replace the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing

Mayors' Council is sounding the alarm on transit service cuts and demanding more money from the provincial and federal government purses; meanwhile, their remuneration has soared 79 per cent since 2019.

Overcrowding on routes caused TransLink delays costing over $80 million in 2023.

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — Metro Vancouver's transportation provider TransLink is warning of massive service cuts unless a $600-million funding gap is addressed.