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Newsby StaffJune 6, 2019

TransLink names new president/GM for BC Rapid Transit

Michel Ladrak currently serves as managing director for Auckland Transit Metro Rail, managed by Transdev.

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Newsby StaffOctober 4, 2018

First Transit operating TransLink's HandyDART service

The company currently operates the majority of HandyDART service in B.C. outside of Metro Vancouver on behalf of BC Transit, including Victoria, Kelowna, and Kamloops.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 21, 2018

Canada's TransLink adding New Flyer CHARGE battery-electric buses

The buses are part of the Pan-Canadian Electric-Bus Demonstration and Integration Trial, facilitated by the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 10, 2018

Will Smith tops list of celebs SEPTA riders want to hear do announcements

Vote comes after it was announced actor Seth Rogen would be the new voice of Vancouver's TransLink. Comedians Big Jay Oakerson and Kevin Hart also top list.

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Newsby StaffJuly 30, 2018

Actor Seth Rogen to be new voice of TransLink BC

The campaign to get Rogen involved began in May, days before plans to have Morgan Freeman become the voice of the system were scrapped.

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Newsby StaffJune 4, 2018

New Flyer receives CNG bus order from Canada's TransLink

The bus order will support Coast Mountain Bus Company, TransLink's largest operating company, providing over 96% of the region's bus service.

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Newsby StaffMay 29, 2018

TransLink pauses use of Morgan Freeman for transit annoucements

The actor's voice was going to be featured in TransLink announcements as part of a Visa advertising campaign.

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Newsby StaffNovember 21, 2017

Canada's TransLink places firm order for 106 New Flyer CNG buses

The order was supported by the Federal Gas Tax Fund, through which the Government of Canada provides funding for municipal infrastructure, including public transit. The funds are administered in B.C. by the Union of British Columbia Municipalities.

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Newsby StaffOctober 10, 2017

CEOs Discuss Focusing on Behaviors for Better Results

Culture isn’t about results, it’s about behaviors — leadership behaviors, employee behaviors, and customer behaviors. That was the takeaway at the Monday session “Executive Roundtable: Creating World Class Organizations – Leadership, Culture, Trust, Empowerment.”

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Newsby StaffJanuary 30, 2017

TransLink launches new accountability center

Includes a transparency section on its website that allows members of the public access to ridership stats, board meeting minutes, and other statistics among 30 different performance measures.

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