When the COVID-19 pandemic took hold a year ago, transit ridership plummeted, hitting TransLink’s pocketbook. As a result, the annual fare hike was cancelled for 2020. Now, the agency that operates Metro Vancouver’s rapid transit system is looking at raising…
The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation has passed a motion to bring back a temporary bike lane on Park Drive which encircles Stanley Park this year. In April 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, the Park Board closed…
Yesterday, TransLink announced they have selected Bombardier Transportation to build 205 new SkyTrain cars to replace the existing Mark I fleet and to provided increased capacity for system expansions. According a media release, 125 of the new vehicles will supplant…
For those who regularly travel the waters between Vancouver Island and the mainland will no doubt be familiar with BC Ferries’ requirements to wear a face covering while onboard its vessels and in its facilities. With the COVID-19 pandemic dragging…
The temporary barriers dividing Stanley Park Drive between vehicles and cyclists are coming down on Saturday, September 26th, 2020 according to the Vancouver Park Board. Since June 22nd, 2020, the roadway that encircles Stanley Park was reduced to one lane…
Smoke from massive wildfires in the US states of Washington, Oregon and California has drifted north and settled over southwestern British Columbia obscuring the blue skies in a late surge of summer weather and leaving a slight smell reminiscent of…
On Wednesday, Transport Canada has announced that as of September 30th, 2020, they are ending the temporary exception allowing passengers to remain in their vehicles on the enclosed lower decks vessels of BC Ferries vessels. The rule was relaxed back…
The Vancouver Aquarium is closing its doors due to significant loss in income due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. An announcement posted to their online blog stated they are “temporarily pausing public programming after September 7, 2020.” The idea behind…
In the shadow of Vancouver’s glittering high rises is Granville Island, an eclectic collection of culinary delights, artistry, entertainment and crafts crammed together under the steel frame of the namesake street running high above. It’s also one of my favourite…
Following the success of the Taste of PNE events on the past few months, the organizers of the PNE are hosting a drive-thru version in place of the traditional two week exhibition that packs fair goers into Hastings Park. From…
