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B.C. Ferries asks for feedback in survey running until Nov. 28

B.C. Ferries asks for feedback in survey running until Nov. 28

A summary of the first stage of the engagement process is to be released in early 2024
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'I was parked luggage': Accessibility advocates speak out about demeaning air travel

'I was parked luggage': Accessibility advocates speak out about demeaning air travel

MONTREAL — On a cool day in May at the Vancouver airport last year, Heather Walkus found herself stuck on the curb without assistance for nearly an hour.
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Zipair launching new direct service between Vancouver and Japan

Zipair launching new direct service between Vancouver and Japan

More choices are coming in the new year.
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Electric-vehicle chargers distributed unequally in Canada, environment audit finds

Electric-vehicle chargers distributed unequally in Canada, environment audit finds

OTTAWA — The national infrastructure program to install electric chargers for passenger vehicles is too concentrated in a small number of provinces and has no data to show where the biggest gaps are, a new audit says.
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Northern B.C. transportation booster program launched

Northern B.C. transportation booster program launched

The program aims to increase capacity for passenger transportation services and improve existing services.
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BC Ferries frustrates tourists ​— ​but they're still lining up to come here

BC Ferries frustrates tourists ​— ​but they're still lining up to come here

Ferry frustration seems to disappear once travellers arrive at their destination
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October new vehicle sales up 20 per cent: DesRosiers

October new vehicle sales up 20 per cent: DesRosiers

TORONTO — DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. says new vehicle sales defied affordability headwinds to rise an estimated 20 per cent in October compared with last year.
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Flair Airlines announces increases to Vancouver service

Flair Airlines announces increases to Vancouver service

Airline plans to launch Vancouver's first non-stop route to Guadalajara since 2004
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B.C.-based Helijet orders first electric vertical-takeoff aircraft

B.C.-based Helijet orders first electric vertical-takeoff aircraft

VICTORIA — Vancouver-based Helijet International has placed what it says is Canada's first order for an electric vertical-takeoff aircraft to add to its current fleet of passenger and cargo helicopters.
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Kirk LaPointe: B.C. is training to win an EV race nobody’s in and no one asked for

Kirk LaPointe: B.C. is training to win an EV race nobody’s in and no one asked for

B.C.'s government is racing to be the first jurisdiction globally to require by law that only electric vehicles be sold, writes Kirk LaPointe
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