May 1, 2024

Report card says Transit Authority is on track to meet savings goal

Translink Commissioner Martin Crilly has released a report card that concludes the Transit Authority is on track for the goal to save between 40 and 60 million dollars between 2013 and 2015. It says among the steps forward, is the reallocation of buses from low-demand routes to high demand routes and times. The report says coast mountain … [Read more...]

Much touted savings don’t exist via Coast Guard

The Federal Government will be saving less than it thought in closing the Kitsilano Coast Guard base next spring.  Coast Guard Commissioner Marc Gregoire says the net savings are only 700-thousand dollars a year, "We have 12 FTE's in total in Kitsilano. The closure of it will not incur a lot of costs per se." Gregoire says replacements for … [Read more...]

New York Gay Marriage: Savings for Same-Sex Couples

New York has become the sixth state in America that will grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Hotels and popular event spaces from New York City to Niagara Falls are celebrating the passage of this progressive law by introducing special deals, both for weddings and honeymoons. Fodor's Travel Wire … [Read more...]