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TransLink, formally the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority and previously the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, is the statutory authority [6] responsible for the regional transportation network of Metro Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada, including public transport, major roads and bridges.
The Coast Mountain Bus Company was created on April 1, 1999, concurrent with the implementation of TransLink. Bus service in Metro Vancouver was formerly provided by BC Transit, the provincial government crown corporation that operates transit outside of Metro Vancouver.
Crown corporations in BC are public-sector organizations established and funded by the Government of British Columbia to provide specialized goods and services to citizens. [1] They operate at varying levels of government control, depending on how they are defined, funded, and the kinds of services they provide.
BC Transit is a provincial Crown corporation responsible for coordinating the delivery of public transportation within British Columbia, Canada, outside Greater Vancouver. BC Transit is headquartered in Victoria, British Columbia. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 26,377,500, or about 102,300 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.
Corporation of the City of Barrie Shortline that runs through Barrie and Innisfil on former CN Meaford Sub and Breton Spur Goderich-Exeter Railway: GEXR: Brampton to Goderich via London and Stratford: Genesee & Wyoming: Guelph Junction Railway: GJR: Guelph to Campbellville: Municipally owned, but operated by Ontario Southland Railway: Huron ...
The NDP has already committed to funding 40 per cent of the TransLink Mayors' Council vision, which includes another SeaBus and 10-minute service, a B-line bus from Phibbs Exchange to Dundarave and an increase in regular bus service. Ma was also selected to serve as the Chair of the Select Standing Committee on Crown Corporations.
Crown corporations (French: Société de la Couronne) [1] are government organizations in Canada with a mixture of commercial and public-policy objectives. [2] [3] They are directly and wholly owned by the Crown (i.e. the government of Canada or a province). [2] Crown corporations represent a specific form of state-owned enterprise.
TransLink scrapped the original plan of building a tunnel in favour of a guideway. [44] The bridge over the cut was consequently out of service from April to December 2001. It disrupted bus service and several local businesses, including Canada Post , a hairdressing school, and a restaurant, which experienced a $5,000-per-month loss of revenue.