Transit Referendum

• There won’t be another transit referendum, says new minister overseeing TransLink

  “We don’t need another referendum."

  Politics

  Jun 12, 2017
  
• Metro Vancouver transit plebiscite cost more than $5 million, says Elections B.C. report

  A new report from Elections B.C. says this year's Metro Vancouver transit plebiscite cost more than $5 million.

  Sep 22, 2015
  
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• ‘This Sucks Vancouver’ campaign picks up with a new radio ad

  A group of Metro Vancouver residents behind "This Sucks Vancouver" campaign is back with a futuristic radio ad it hopes will bring more attention to what voting "no" in the transit plebiscite will mean for the region.

  Mar 30, 2015
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• Vancouver man raises concerns over misplaced transit plebiscite ballots

  A Vancouver man is raising concerns about the potential for voting fraud in the transit plebiscite after receiving a ballot addressed to a previous tenant.

  Mar 20, 2015
• Lower Mainland first responders support upcoming transit referendum

  With just days to go until ballots for the upcoming transit plebiscite arrive in mailboxes around Metro Vancouver, the yes side is getting support today from Lower Mainland police and fire chiefs.

  Mar 11, 2015
• New study shows hidden costs of congestion as the “No” side continues to climb in transit plebiscite polls

  WATCH: While many people are still trying to figure out how they will vote in the upcoming transit plebiscite, a new poll shows a no vote would translate into a loss to Metro Vancouver of at least half a billion dollars annually. Grace Ke reports. Just a week from now, residents of Metro Vancouver will...

  Mar 9, 2015
• TransLink replaces Ian Jarvis as CEO

  TransLink has removed Ian Jarvis as CEO, just one month before ballots are to be mailed out to voters for a transit plebiscite considered crucial to the long-term direction of the organization.

  Feb 11, 2015
• Transit tax would be combined with PST

  British Columbia’s Minister of Transportation has confirmed that a proposed Metro Vancouver transit tax would simply be added to the provincial sales tax on receipts.

  Feb 1, 2015
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• Which people and groups are for and against the transit referendum?

  Here's a brief list of who has lined up for and against the question so far.

  Dec 19, 2014
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• Transit referendum question approved by government

  The B.C. government has approved a transit referendum question for next year put forward by Metro Vancouver Mayor's Council, with some modifications.

  Dec 18, 2014