Kevin Desmond

• CEO Kevin Desmond leaving TransLink next year

  Desmond, who previously served as general manager of King County Metro Transit in Washington state before joining TransLink in 2016, will return to the U.S.

  Oct 20, 2020
  
• Mandatory masks to be required on all Metro Vancouver public transit amid COVID-19

  TransLink's changes come into effect Aug. 24.

  Health

  Aug 6, 2020
  
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• Metro Vancouver transit strike: Bargaining ‘down to the wire’ as shutdown looms

  If a new deal isn't reached by Tuesday night, there will be no bus or SeaBus service from Wednesday to Friday.

  Nov 26, 2019
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• Metro Vancouver transit strike: More SeaBus cancellations Wednesday, potential bus service disruptions

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

  Canada

  Nov 6, 2019
• As Canada Line turns 10, TransLink looks to future while avoiding past mistakes

  After years of criticisms and near-meltdowns, the Canada Line stands as one of TransLink's biggest success stories. But there's still plenty of work to do.

  Canada

  Aug 17, 2019
• New pay ranges could see TransLink boss pull in more than half a million dollars a year

  The TransLink Board says the new pay ranges are in line with pay scales at other Canadian transportation agencies.

  Aug 8, 2019
• Results of feasibility study on late-night weekend SkyTrain service coming soon, says TransLink CEO

  Kevin Desmond says the company has been doing technical work to see what it would take to bring late-night service to Metro Vancouver.

  Traffic

  Mar 27, 2019
• TransLink financials from 2017 show CEO makes more annually than Justin Trudeau

  CEO Kevin Desmond's salary last year was $407,000.

  Economy

  Jul 10, 2018
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• Translink is promising new Vancouver SkyTrains will cut down commuter times

  TransLink has fast-tracked 28 new cars on Metro Vancouver's Expo and Millenium lines. The new cars are set to hit the tracks by the end of 2019, two years earlier than expected. 

  Politics

  Feb 23, 2018
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• Imagine taking the SkyTrain after 1:30 a.m. on a Saturday. TransLink is looking at it: CEO

  In a one-on-one interview with Global News' Chris Gailus, TransLink's CEO talks extended operating hours, the Canada Line's future and more.

  Dec 19, 2017