By matthew | British Columbia
Long-time Transport 2000 BC/Transport Action BC member, John Howes, died on February 4, 2017. John was a delight to chat with, always smiling and quick to praise. He was a true gentlemen and will be missed. John had a long, distinguished career in academia. He was a Professor Emeritus in UBC’s Department of Asian Studies […]
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The next meeting of Transport Action BC is on Monday April 3rd 2017. From 7 pm to 9 pm at Waves Coffee on Howe Street in Vancouver.
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Peter Fassbender, provincial Minister Responsible for TransLink, responded to The David Suzuki Foundation’s open letter to various Metro Vancouver and provincial politicians urging them to come together to ensure Metro Vancouver receives a share of available federal transit funding. Unfortunately, the letter seems more aggravating than conciliatory to the Mayors’ Council. The Minister re-commits the […]
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The next meeting of Transport Action BC will be on Wednesday June 22, 2016. Waves Coffee Shop Meeting Room 100-900 Howe St (at Smithe) Vancouver, BC 7 pm to 9 pm
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The David Suzuki Foundation is urging BC and Metro Vancouver’s political leaders to put aside their differences and create a common front to negotiate transit funding with the federal government. The Foundation sent an open letter to various politicians on May 18, 2016. Transport Action BC is a signatory to this letter. The federal government […]
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