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The FIFA World Cup will kick off in 100 days and the City of Vancouver and TransLink announced plans on Tuesday to celebrate and help move people around.

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 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.

People who know Richard Morrison a lot, a little or not at all are rallying to help the White Rock man, who became paralyzed last week after smashing into the boards while playing hockey.

Transit operators in the Fraser Valley ramped up job action on Monday, beginning the first of two days of planned walkouts as the strike continues.

<p>Following outrage from the public, TransLink's board have reversed their decision to cut the Taxi Saver program.</p>

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 union representing transit workers said wages, a lack of benefits for 40 per cent of members in the unit, pension and job security were its key issues.

Parking in front of key medical agencies like the BC Cancer Agency, the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre and the Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) could get a whole lot tighter.

Commuters will have to shell out more for their transit fares come Canada Day.

Five hundred striking employees of HandyDART, members of the Amalgamated Transit Union, are removing their pickets and will resume work Monday after management agreed to put the contract dispute to binding arbitration under veteran arbitrator Vince Ready.

People who rely on handyDart vehicles to get around were given a chance to share their experiences with the service in a public forum held in Coquitlam today.

Here are five reasons that public confidence needed be restored at the organization, which has an annual budget of $1.4 billion.

For the first time in the history of Kelowna Regional Transit, drivers have walked off the job. The unionized drivers set up picket lines this morning, marking day-one of strike action. All buses, except for handydart service for dialysis patients, will not be operating today and for the foreseable future. The drivers issued 72-hour strike...

The company that operates transit in Abbotsford, Mission, Agassiz-Harrison, Chilliwack and Hope said Friday it expects to have buses back on the road by Sunday, Aug. 6.