BC's Transportation minister doesn't seem to be too worried about a looming deadline from the mayors council over transit funding. Mary Polak says while the mayors have some options the perception Translink will just run out of money and have to cut services is not accurate. "Translink won't run out of money. The mayors could if they chose, vote to … [Read more...]
Former Transit Police officer charged with assault
February 15, 2013 by
A former Transit Police officer has been charged with assault stemming from a fight outside a bar in New Westminster last summer. Brian Lawson was off duty and on sick leave when he was arrested September 12th. He's facing one count of assault causing bodily harm and assaulting a police officer. Lawson's due in court March 6th. He … [Read more...]
Transit groper sent packing
February 13, 2013 by
A man with outstanding warrants in South Korea is on his way back to that country after Transit Police say he was caught touching what he shouldn't. Anne Drennan with Transit Police says border officials deported 49 year old Seung Woo Min who had had been living in Vancouver illegally. Drennan says he was found out after witnesses reported a man … [Read more...]
Mayors stick to deadline on transit funding demands
February 7, 2013 by
The Mayor of Vancouver says he and his fellow mayors are sticking to their deadline when it comes to finding a solution on transit funding. Gregor Robertson says if no new funding is found by February 28th the impact on the transit system will be immediate. "If there isn't money found in the budget or new money that is put forward by the BC … [Read more...]
Transit workers vote to accept pact with bus company
February 6, 2013 by
Two major transit unions have voted 88-percent to ratify a new three year deal with Coast Mountain Bus Company. Canadian Auto Workers Local 1-11 President Don MacLeod says the deal means a raise for some 47-hundred transit workers, "It is a raise. It is a three year agreement; it will expire March 31st, 2015. The first year is a zero; the … [Read more...]
The Mayors Council propses tax for transit users
February 5, 2013 by
The Mayors Council on Regional Transportation has tabled five funding options for consideration by the province. Council Chair and North Vancouver District Mayor Richard Walton says it includes what he calls a minor regional sales tax. "We are probably only talking about you know point-one or point-two or point -three percent it may be as … [Read more...]
Taxpayer group slams Transit Police
February 3, 2013 by
The Canadian Taxpayers' Federation is ripping Transit Police for looking offshore to fill at least a half dozen jobs. Transit Police say they need officers with transit policing backgrounds and the United Kingdom is a good place to look. Jordan Bateman, BC director for the taxpayers' group, says they can easily hire locally. "I know the … [Read more...]
Transit Police look to UK for new hires
February 2, 2013 by
Metro Vancouver Transit Police are looking offshore to fill at least a half dozen vacancies. The search will be focused on officers in the United Kingdom who have transit police experience. Transit Police spokesperson Anne Drennan says there's a lot of competition among all police detachments to find suitable new hires. "Both municipal … [Read more...]
Transit Police Officer Admits to Deceit
February 1, 2013 by
It's been revealed why a Transit Police Officer resigned after he left an explosive device on an Air Canada plane. It's actually another incident in which the officer admitted to deceit and resigned in September of 2011. On three separate occasions the member had been recorded at the Pacific Border Crossing returning to Canada in a police-issued … [Read more...]
