Metro Vancouver transit strike: More SeaBus cancellations Wednesday, potential bus service disruptions

The Metro Vancouver transit strike continues Wednesday morning with more SeaBus cancellations.

Six SeaBus sailings were cancelled on Monday and Tuesday, with maintenance workers refusing overtime.

Fourteen SeaBus sailings have been cancelled on Wednesday, including several during the morning commute.

The following sailings have been cancelled on Wednesday:

Lonsdale Quay

7:10 a.m.
7:40 a.m.
8:40 a.m.
9:10 p.m.
4:10 p.m.
6:20 p.m.
7:30 p.m.

Waterfront station

7:55 a.m.
8:55 a.m.
9:25 a.m.
4:25 p.m.
6:35 p.m.
7:45 p.m.

Some commuters told Global News they arrived at Lonsdale Quay an hour earlier than normal to account for the delays.

Unifor, the union representing Vancouver bus operators, is also warning the public that it is running out of buses. The union says passengers should be prepared to see some bus cancellations as early as Wednesday.

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Car-sharing companies say they are working on new ways to help people get around. EVO says it is working to move its vehicles closer to transit hubs. 

The union and the Coast Mountain Bus Company have no talks scheduled.

On Tuesday, B.C. Premier John Horgan said the province would not interfere, but TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond is urging the two sides to get back to the bargaining table.

“Our 3,900 bus drivers are really good people,” Desmond said.

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“They have to contend with traffic congestion, crowded traffic and, unfortunately, a small number of people who get on the bus who cause trouble.

“I hope we don’t penalize the very people that need the transit system the most.”

Unifor says members will be handing out leaflets at the SeaBus terminal at Waterfront station on Wednesday afternoon as part of an “information picket.”

“There has been a lot of misinformation published by the highly paid CEOs that run TransLink and Coast Mountain Bus Company, so it’s important that transit passengers get the facts and talk to the operators who are out there every day with them on their commute,” Unifor western regional director Gavin McGarrigle said.

— With files from Neetu Garcha