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The Canadian Materials Handling and Distribution Society (CMHDS) sponsors a tour of NAPA’s (National Auto Parts Association) DC.
DATE: Thursday, October 29, 2009
TIME: 17:30
LOCATION: 9325 200th Street, Langley, BC V1M 3A7
COST: $15 members (this is a CMHDS members tour only; CMHDS tours typically allow non-members)
www.cmhds.org for more details and to register.
The first NAPA tour has SOLD […]

Small Business British Columbia, et al, sponsor Practical Tools for Managing Cash Flow in a Global Environment
Date: October 28, 2009
Time: 1:00 pm PST to 4:00 pm PST
Location: Small Business BC, Suite 390 - 601 West Cordova St, Vancouver, and delivered to other locations via live video conference.
Price: $59.00 per person + tax
Information and registration: Small […]

The Amalgamated Transitworkers Union (ATU) today issued 72-hour notice of a strike against MVT Canadian Bus, which took over a newly combined Metro Vancouver HandyDART service Jan. 1, 2009.
HandyDART serves customers unable to fully use TransLink’s regular system by reason of mental or physical impairment. The service provided about 1.4 million trips in 2008.
The ATU, […]

Changes to the British Columbia Motor Vehicle Act (MVA) will take effect on Jan. 1, 2010 limiting the use of cellphones. Only hands-free cellphones and devices that require one touch to activate will be permitted. Drivers in the Graduated Licensing Program (GLP) won’t be allowed to use any phone while driving, not even hands-free models.
There […]

Livingston International Income Fund, has agreed to be acquired by CPP (Canada Pension Plan) Investment Board and U.S. capital fund Sterling Partners at a cost of $273 million, or $8 per unit. The deal is contingent upon support from two-thirds of unit holders and is expected to be completed in early December 2009. Although the […]

One topic of discussion at this week’s Vancouver meeting of the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) will be the continuing call from the country’s intercity bus operators for government subsidies to rural and small town services.
The four-day TAC 2009 Annual Conference and Exhibition wraps up tomorrow with a meeting of federal and provincial transportation […]