by Josh Tanasichuk | Nov 22, 2012 | Humour
Dear anonymous bus driver: someone else has already done me the courtesy of vandalising the back of one of your bus seats with these words: “Stop thanking these mutant bus drivers.” I never would have written them, but after your late arrival and aloof demeanour as I...
by Josh Tanasichuk | Nov 8, 2012 | News
Transit worker job action continues after negotiations between the union and B.C. Transit came to a standstill despite a mediator’s presence on Nov. 1. The Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) Local 333 met with B.C. Transit in Vancouver with a mediator from the Labour...
by Josh Tanasichuk | Oct 18, 2012 | Local, News
B.C. Transit was served a 72-hour strike notice on Oct. 5 by Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) Local 333, the local union that represents the 680 drivers and skilled trades and maintenance workers in the Greater Victoria area. Four months of negotiations reached a...
by Josh Tanasichuk | Sep 13, 2012 | Local, News
Imagine the experience of hiking or biking through the wilderness of Vancouver Island from Victoria all the way to the northern tip on one continuous trail. The proponents of the proposed 700-kilometre Vancouver Island Spine Trail are hoping to provide just that....