Transportation

A container ship passes under the Lions Gate Bridge after leaving port, in Vancouver, B.C., on May 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Shipping industry looks at sustainable fuels chasing net-zero goals

Industry says green energy consensus needed as it looks to rebuild the fleet

 

A fresh layer of snow has fallen on the Okanagan Connecter between Merritt and West Kelowna on Friday, May 17. (Sohan Chowdhury/Facebook)

Late-season winter storms ‘common’ as B.C. highways see weekend snowfall

Snow tires, chain requirements ended April 30

 

Harbour Air has signed a letter of intent to purchase 50 electric engines for its seaplane fleet. Harbour Air’s prototype electric plane is seen here. (Photo Courtesy Harbour Air)

Harbour Air could have electric planes flying over B.C. as soon as 2026

The company just announced plans to buy 50 electric airplane engines from Washington company magniX

  • Apr 25, 2024

 

FILE - This photo taken Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, shows the site of a proposed station for a high-speed rail line to Las Vegas, background, at the end of the Dale Evans Parkway exit from Interstate 15, on the far outskirts of the Mojave Desert city of Victorville, Calif. Brightline West and U.S. transportation secretary and other officials projecting that millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

$12B bullet train linking LA and Vegas could be operational by 2028: firm

Brightline West touts project as the dawn of a new American rail era

FILE - This photo taken Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, shows the site of a proposed station for a high-speed rail line to Las Vegas, background, at the end of the Dale Evans Parkway exit from Interstate 15, on the far outskirts of the Mojave Desert city of Victorville, Calif. Brightline West and U.S. transportation secretary and other officials projecting that millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
Artist Jag Nagra with TransLink bus wrapped with her Vaisakhi-themed artwork. (Contributed photo)

Vaisakhi art bus rolls out ahead of parades in Surrey, Vancouver

‘I’ve always wanted to see my artwork on a bus,’ artist says

Artist Jag Nagra with TransLink bus wrapped with her Vaisakhi-themed artwork. (Contributed photo)
Photo: Anna Burns

Truckers’ reaction ‘mixed’ to B.C.’s 105 km/h ‘speed-limiters’

Heavy commercial trucks must be equipped with digital speed-limiting devices as of Friday, April 5

Photo: Anna Burns
Airlines and marine shippers are asking Ottawa to expand funding for transport sustainability, through both green efforts and bare-bones infrastructure upgrades. Transport trucks carry cargo containers at port in Vancouver, on Friday, July 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Canada’s transport industry wants federal climate change investment

Lobby seeking tax credits, loans and grants to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and compete

Airlines and marine shippers are asking Ottawa to expand funding for transport sustainability, through both green efforts and bare-bones infrastructure upgrades. Transport trucks carry cargo containers at port in Vancouver, on Friday, July 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A transportation truck struck the George Massey Tunnel overpass along Highway 99 on March 26, 2024. The Ministry of Transportation says it is investigating. (Skilled Truckers of Canada/Facebook)

B.C. investigating 2 Metro Vancouver overpass strikes in 2 days

Stanley Park pedestrian overpass hit on Monday, George Massey Tunnel struck on Tuesday

A transportation truck struck the George Massey Tunnel overpass along Highway 99 on March 26, 2024. The Ministry of Transportation says it is investigating. (Skilled Truckers of Canada/Facebook)
The Jacques Cartier Bridge is seen in Montreal on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, which runs the shipping route connecting Montreal with Lake Erie, says it monitors traffic along the route 24 hours a day and that steps have been taken to ensure physical infrastructure is secure. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Canadian bridges safe officials say in wake of Baltimore container ship crash

Experts react with surprise, explanations about why such an incident should be unlikely

The Jacques Cartier Bridge is seen in Montreal on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, which runs the shipping route connecting Montreal with Lake Erie, says it monitors traffic along the route 24 hours a day and that steps have been taken to ensure physical infrastructure is secure. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
B.C. politicians and business leaders are calling on federal environment Steven Guilbeault to clarify comments that can read as Ottawa’s unwillingness to pay for additional transportation improvements to major highway corridors like Highway 1 through the Fraser Valley. (Langley Advance Times files)

Road rage? B.C. leaders nervous as feds hint they won’t buck up for highways

Politicians, business leaders want federal minister Steven Guilbeault to clarify comments

B.C. politicians and business leaders are calling on federal environment Steven Guilbeault to clarify comments that can read as Ottawa’s unwillingness to pay for additional transportation improvements to major highway corridors like Highway 1 through the Fraser Valley. (Langley Advance Times files)
The provincial government is preparing to table legislation in the spring that would curb what Premier David Eby called the "irresponsible marketing" of things like vaping and social media apps without adequate protection. (Black Press Media file photo)

B.C. to smoke out ‘irresponsible marketing’ for vaping, social media: Eby

Number of Canadian teens using e-cigarettes ranks among the highest in the world, says researcher

The provincial government is preparing to table legislation in the spring that would curb what Premier David Eby called the "irresponsible marketing" of things like vaping and social media apps without adequate protection. (Black Press Media file photo)
A Canada Border Services Agency officer hands documents back to a motorist entering Canada at the Douglas-Peace Arch border crossing, in Surrey, B.C., on Monday, Aug. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Peace Arch border access clogged for nearly 3 hours by fallen power line

Vehicle crashed into a power pole, bringing line down over Highway 99 in Surrey

A Canada Border Services Agency officer hands documents back to a motorist entering Canada at the Douglas-Peace Arch border crossing, in Surrey, B.C., on Monday, Aug. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Canadian shippers are starting to feel the strain of attacks on cargo vessels in the Red Sea, as boats reach the Port of Halifax more than a week late and container rates soar. People watch as a vessel from the global shipping container company MSC departs Halifax Harbour in Halifax on Tuesday, December 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

Tremors of Red Sea conflict start to shake Canada, with dozens of ships delayed

Ships running between a day and two weeks behind as fighting continues in transportation corridor

Canadian shippers are starting to feel the strain of attacks on cargo vessels in the Red Sea, as boats reach the Port of Halifax more than a week late and container rates soar. People watch as a vessel from the global shipping container company MSC departs Halifax Harbour in Halifax on Tuesday, December 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Cherryville youth were left waiting for a school bus that never showed up Jan. 12, in -28C weather. (Charlie Redstone photo)

Kids wait in -28 C cold for Okanagan school bus that never came

Route 42 was cancelled, but some had no notification

Cherryville youth were left waiting for a school bus that never showed up Jan. 12, in -28C weather. (Charlie Redstone photo)
This was the aftermath after a truck carrying steel girders struck the Highway 99 overpass in Delta, B.C. The provincial suspended the safety certificate of Chohan Freight Forwarders Ltd. (Greg Cruse/Canadian Press)

B.C. wants Ottawa to close ‘semi-truck’-sized commercial trucking loophole

Call comes after company is using Alberta-plated trucks in B.C. after losing safety certificate

This was the aftermath after a truck carrying steel girders struck the Highway 99 overpass in Delta, B.C. The provincial suspended the safety certificate of Chohan Freight Forwarders Ltd. (Greg Cruse/Canadian Press)
Traffic is slowed on Highway 99 in Delta, B.C., on Thursday Dec. 28, 2023. Delta Fire and Rescue says a truck struck the Highway 99 overpass in Delta, B.C., causing the disruption. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Greg Cruse

Trucking company’s Alberta firm can still drive in B.C. after B.C. suspension

B.C. officials have reached out to counterparts in Alberta about suspension of safety certificate

Traffic is slowed on Highway 99 in Delta, B.C., on Thursday Dec. 28, 2023. Delta Fire and Rescue says a truck struck the Highway 99 overpass in Delta, B.C., causing the disruption. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Greg Cruse
Cargo containers are moved by trucks at the Port of Vancouver Centerm container terminal as others are stacked under gantry cranes, in Vancouver, on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. truckers plead for supply chain review in wake of overpass strikes

Group wants safety review to consider new protocols, training for all segments of transport industry

Cargo containers are moved by trucks at the Port of Vancouver Centerm container terminal as others are stacked under gantry cranes, in Vancouver, on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A tree and two boulders were dislodged from Cameron Bluffs, forcing closure of Highway 4 east of Port Alberni on Christmas Day. The road reopend early afternoon on Boxing Day. (Photo courtesy of Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure)

Transportation ministry prepared in case Vancouver Island highway closes again

Highway 4 connecting western Vancouver Island closed part of Christmas, Boxing Day

A tree and two boulders were dislodged from Cameron Bluffs, forcing closure of Highway 4 east of Port Alberni on Christmas Day. The road reopend early afternoon on Boxing Day. (Photo courtesy of Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure)
Colleen Dafoe, shown in a handout photo, was at the Halifax airport last December when WestJet told her that her trip was cancelled. The airline suggested rescheduling her and her husband and daughter on a flight more than 10 days later, well after their vacation in the Dominican Republic was slated to end, she said. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Colleen Dafoe

Canadian airlines use NDAs to keep a lid on passenger settlements

Consumer rights advocates warn airlines trying to avoid setting legal precedents by keeping things quiet

Colleen Dafoe, shown in a handout photo, was at the Halifax airport last December when WestJet told her that her trip was cancelled. The airline suggested rescheduling her and her husband and daughter on a flight more than 10 days later, well after their vacation in the Dominican Republic was slated to end, she said. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Colleen Dafoe
The British Columbia government is stepping up penalties for truckers who crash into highway overpasses after a rash of such incidents in recent years. A transport truck carries cargo containers from the Centerm Container Terminal at port in Vancouver, on Friday, July 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Trucks hitting B.C. overpasses to face escalating scale of penalties

Ministry of Transportation says new system will target repeat offenders with fines and suspensions

The British Columbia government is stepping up penalties for truckers who crash into highway overpasses after a rash of such incidents in recent years. A transport truck carries cargo containers from the Centerm Container Terminal at port in Vancouver, on Friday, July 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck