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The union representing striking transit workers in the Cowichan Valley says its members have rejected a provincial mediator's recommendations to end a five-month labour dispute.

HandyDART, a door-to-door shared ride service for people with mobility issues and other complex needs, is currently operated by French for-profit contractor TransDev.

A woman who has cared for two siblings with disabilities says major change is needed at Community Living BC, the Crown corporation that works with B.C.'s most vulnerable.

The union representing HandyDART workers in Metro Vancouver has voted to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement, signaling the end of their weeks-old strike.

The mayors of two North Shore municipalities say transit must be a top election priority, and want a funding commitment from all major party leaders.

ATU Local 1724 says that it has reached a tentative agreement with Transdev, ending an 18-day strike for HandyDART workers in Metro Vancouver.

TransLink says is facing a $600 million funding gap starting in 2026, and could be forced to make massive cuts including slashing bus service by 50 per cent.

Mediated talks between the union representing HandyDART workers in Metro Vancouver and its employer, Transdev, have broken off without an agreement following 15 hours of talks.

Mediated talks between the union representing HandyDART workers their employer are set to resume Thursday as a strike that has stopped most services drags into a second week.

About 600 employees of the door-to-door service for people unable to navigate the conventional transit system have been on strike since Tuesday.

The operator of Metro Vancouver's specialized HandyDART transit system says it will meet with striking workers and a mediator on Sunday.

HandyDART's operator says it will meet with striking workers and a mediator on Sunday in an effort to resolve the dispute that has shut down most of the service.

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1724 issued a strike notice last week after members rejected what employer Transdev Canada called its 'improved and final offer.'

On Wednesday, members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1724 rejected what employer Transdev Canada had called an 'improved and final offer' in the ongoing contract dispute. 

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1724 has said it would give a 72-hour strike notice if membership voted down the latest offer by Transdev, the contracted operator of HandyDART.

More than 600 of the service's operators had threatened to walk off the job on Monday if they failed to reach a new collective agreement by 6 p.m. on Sunday.

"The message from TransLink is very clear: come tomorrow, it's no longer an ask — you must wear a mask," said TransLink spokesperson Ben Murphy.

Traffic is slower than usual due to the accumulation of white stuff overnight, particularly in the Fraser Valley, where students get a snow day.

The strike, which has been ongoing since March 20, has cut regular bus service to Abbotsford, Agassiz-Harrison, Chilliwack, Hope and Mission,

Wind and snow is causing havoc across the Lower Mainland for the second day in a row.