Jeff Nagel

Billionaire Jim Pattison has been named to oversee the management of the proposed transit tax funds if the 'yes' side is successful.

Jim Pattison to oversee transit tax cash

Business icon will vote in favour of referendum, will head public accountability committee if Yes side wins

Billionaire Jim Pattison has been named to oversee the management of the proposed transit tax funds if the 'yes' side is successful.
Detached houses are gaining faster in price than condos or townhouses in most of the Lower Mainland.

Houses lead Lower Mainland real estate gains

Apartment, townhouse prices weak in Fraser Valley, according to real estate statistics for February

Detached houses are gaining faster in price than condos or townhouses in most of the Lower Mainland.
SFU president Andrew Petter.

SFU, UBC presidents urge Yes in transit referendum

No seats for university students on buses mean no seats in classrooms, Petter says.

SFU president Andrew Petter.
Map of new configuration for Highway 1 westbound at 152 Street in Surrey.

Surrey-Coquitlam lane to open over Port Mann Bridge

Change brings dedicated westbound lanes, relocated exit for Coquitlam

Map of new configuration for Highway 1 westbound at 152 Street in Surrey.
Transit Police Chief Neil Dubord is the chair of the traffic subcommittee of the B.C. Association of Chiefs of Police.

Left lane hogs not a top priority for police chiefs

Concern raised that police enforcement to free up passing lanes may spur more speeding

Transit Police Chief Neil Dubord is the chair of the traffic subcommittee of the B.C. Association of Chiefs of Police.
Image from poster on risks of fentanyl overdoses that is part of a new public information campaign.

Surge in fentanyl overdose deaths sparks warning

Vancouver, Langley and Surrey had most fentanyl-linked fatalities in B.C. in 2014

Image from poster on risks of fentanyl overdoses that is part of a new public information campaign.
Gas prices have soared to more than $1.30 per litre after bottoming out around $1 in January.

Gas prices soar above $1.30 despite lagging crude oil

Petroleum analyst cites refinery shutdowns, tightening supply for sudden rise in pump prices

Gas prices have soared to more than $1.30 per litre after bottoming out around $1 in January.
Eleven new B-line express bus routes that run very often would be added across the region under the plan advanced by Metro Vancouver mayors.

Study claims savings will offset cost of transit tax

'Flimsy' report from Metro Vancouver mayors forecasts household-level benefits from a Yes vote referendum

Eleven new B-line express bus routes that run very often would be added across the region under the plan advanced by Metro Vancouver mayors.
Bob de Wit is CEO of the Greater Vancouver Home Builders' Association.

Home builders join Yes side in transit tax referendum

Greater Vancouver Home Builders Association says benefits of better transportation more than offset higher sales tax costs

Bob de Wit is CEO of the Greater Vancouver Home Builders' Association.
Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie and Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson at the Canada Line's Brighouse Station Wednesday morning.

Yes side laments anti-tax ‘cynicism’ in Metro Vancouver transit vote

Proposed transportation improvements would boost economy by $450m per year, study finds.

Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie and Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson at the Canada Line's Brighouse Station Wednesday morning.
Dr. Perry Kendall is B.C.'s Provincial Health Officer.

B.C.’s top doc says mandatory vaccinations no ‘magic bullet’

Perry Kendall prefers better education over compulsory immunization strategies

Dr. Perry Kendall is B.C.'s Provincial Health Officer.
An early advantage for the Yes campaign has been reversed in the Metro Vancouver Transit and Transportation Plebsicite, according to results from a new Insights West poll.

Poll gives No side big lead in Metro Vancouver transit referendum

Pollster says Mayor Linda Hepner's light rail 'Plan B' has fed opposition in Surrey to the proposed sales tax increase for transit

An early advantage for the Yes campaign has been reversed in the Metro Vancouver Transit and Transportation Plebsicite, according to results from a new Insights West poll.
B.C. Premier Christy Clark is talking about reducing or eliminating the Property Transfer Tax, which skims money for the province off real estate transactions.

Premier floats end to B.C.’s tax on home sales

Property Transfer Tax skims a billion dollars a year from real estate transactions but it won't die anytime soon

B.C. Premier Christy Clark is talking about reducing or eliminating the Property Transfer Tax, which skims money for the province off real estate transactions.
Premier Christy Clark (left) was scheduled to address the Surrey Board of Trade at a luncheon today. Anita Huberman (right) is CEO of the board of trade.

Premier must help rescue her misguided transit referendum from defeat: SBOT

Anita Huberman says politicians elected to lead on issues 'too complex' for public

Premier Christy Clark (left) was scheduled to address the Surrey Board of Trade at a luncheon today. Anita Huberman (right) is CEO of the board of trade.
Premier Christy Clark (left) was scheduled to address the Surrey Board of Trade at a luncheon today. Anita Huberman (right) is CEO of the board of trade.

Premier won’t do more to avert transit referendum defeat

Clark insists TransLink problems are up to mayors to fix (with video)

Premier Christy Clark (left) was scheduled to address the Surrey Board of Trade at a luncheon today. Anita Huberman (right) is CEO of the board of trade.
White Rock Mayor Wayne Baldwin (left) and B.C. Transportation Minister Todd Stone (right).

Only B.C. Transportation Minister Todd Stone can fire TransLink’s appointed board

CEO shuffle triggers new demands for reform, accountability at transportation authority (with interactive timeline)

White Rock Mayor Wayne Baldwin (left) and B.C. Transportation Minister Todd Stone (right).
Fewer drivers than originally expected are paying tolls to use the Port Mann Bridge, spilling more red ink onto the project.

Port Mann deficit climbs as drivers shun toll bridge

Reduced traffic forecast means more red ink expected over short term for Highway 1 project

Fewer drivers than originally expected are paying tolls to use the Port Mann Bridge, spilling more red ink onto the project.
The cost of gridlock in Metro Vancouver will be more than $1 billion higher each year by 2045 without transit upgrades that depend on referendum approval of a 0.5 per cent sales tax.

Metro congestion costs to soar without more transit: Study

Longer commutes add up to high price for Metro Vancouver residents, business, according to study from mayors

The cost of gridlock in Metro Vancouver will be more than $1 billion higher each year by 2045 without transit upgrades that depend on referendum approval of a 0.5 per cent sales tax.

Metro jacks Matsqui garbage tipping fee over Abbotsford objections

38 per cent increase to $150 per tonne means $190,000 surprise hit to Abbotsford budget, city official tells Metro

Some of Metro Vancouver's garbage ends up at the City of Vancouver landfill in Delta.

More illegal dumping feared from new Metro Vancouver garbage fees

Regional district gives 25 per cent break to big haulers, jacks cost for small waste loads

Some of Metro Vancouver's garbage ends up at the City of Vancouver landfill in Delta.