Whistle

• Ridesharing firms urge B.C. to temporarily scrap licence requirements under COVID-19

  In a letter sent to Transportation Minister Claire Trevena, the companies say a Class 5+ licence could provide short-term work for those out of a job.

  Economy

  May 12, 2020
  
• ‘We’re racing to get drivers’: B.C.’s first ride-hailing app may launch in time for New Year’s

  Tofino-based entrepreneur Dylan Green is planning to launch a fleet of rideshare vehicles in the tourist destination after beating Uber and Lyft in the race to get the province's first ride-hailing licence.

  News

  Dec 23, 2019
  
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• Basketball is Canadian, and so’s the whistle you hear in every NBA game

  An NBA referee born in Ontario is the inventor of a "pea-less" whistle that's now the standard used in professional level sports organizations like the CFL, NFL and NBA.

  Sports

  Jun 8, 2019
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• City of White Rock ordered to review exemption on train whistles after jogger’s death

  Transport Canada is asking the city of White Rock to review an exemption on train whistles after 42-year-old Anita Lewis was hit and killed by a train when she was out jogging in July.

  Sep 20, 2013