Gondola

Chad Kroeger, lead singer of Nickelback, strumming his guitar at a concert.
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Peak Speaks

Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik June 18, 2025

The Peak hits Reddit to ask SFU students some serious and thought-provoking questions! Q: Would you rather get a dollar for every raccoon you see on campus but you can only listen to Nickelback for the rest of your life, or $1 million if the gondola ever gets built but you can never eat at Tim’s again? Why? u/ManyMilesLongAway:: “$1 million but no Tim’s. Once its grilled cheese died, my love for Tim’s followed.” u/powerclipper780:: “Nickelback is sick. You’re telling me I could be wealthy and musically fulfilled? Sign me up.” u/rebeccarightnow:: “The gondola being built is more likely than…

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This is a photo of the Skytrain on the Expo Line. The picture is taken of the outside of the train, at an oncoming angle.
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The Skytrain’s oldest track being revitalized with $35-million

Eden Chipperfield May 26, 2023

The Expo Line is receiving a $35-million upgrade. It is the oldest track in Vancouver’s Skytrain system, initially constructed for the 1986 Vancouver Expo. The update is funded half by the federal government, and half by TransLink.  The purpose of…

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Vancouver SkyTrain
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What Grinds Our Gears: SFU students aren’t eligible for a U-Pass during a semester off

Luke Faulks June 28, 2022

You know what’s cool? The U-Pass system. Through SFU, we’ve got unlimited access to the Lower Mainland’s sprawling bus, SkyTrain, Seabus, and gondola (c’mon folks) network. You know what’s less cool? Revoking that access when students aren’t signed up for…

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A photo of the outside of SFU Surrey campus’ entryway atrium. The image looks slightly stretched out, but is otherwise pretty recognizable. The photo was taken at dusk, accenting the building’s lighting.
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We need more classes at the Surrey and Vancouver campuses

Charlene Aviles April 7, 2022

If you're an SFU student, you'll likely find yourself having to take a course at the Burnaby campus at some point in your academic career; however, because of the Burnaby campus’ often harsh weather conditions and distance, it is not…

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Upper bus loop with buses in the background
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Gondola town hall presenters share benefits of proposed project

Yelin Gemma Lee February 8, 2022

On January 21, 2022 Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS), Graduate Student Society (GSS), and SFU collaboratively presented a virtual gondola town hall where the external relations representatives from each group delivered a presentation. The presentations highlighted the benefits of the…

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Joy Johnson can’t save us

Madeleine Chan April 6, 2021

Last year when Joy Johnson was announced as SFU’s new president, leaving Andrew Petter to the dust, it seemed like a win. Petter, who preached self-important politics, had relative inaction on social and student issues, and staunch bureaucracy, was leaving,…

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What Grinds Our Gears: The gondola getting more attention than the pipeline expansion

Madeleine Chan March 10, 2021

Ever since a Burnaby Mountain gondola seemed like a very real possibility, broadcast news, web, and social media have been non-stop. Their focus is valid, not having ignored Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP) issues for four years like SFU. Albeit…

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TransLink launches Phase 2 of the SFU gondola project following feedback report from Phase 1

Karissa Ketter November 25, 2020

TransLink has completed Phase 1 of their planning for the Burnaby Mountain Gondola Transit project. Phase 1 consisted of gathering community feedback on the proposed project and TransLink looked for route option preference, and aimed to discover the community’s main…

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TransLink launches Phase 1 of Burnaby Mountain Gondola Transit project

Karissa Ketter September 21, 2020

TransLink is working on Phase 1 of the Burnaby Mountain Gondola Transit project (BMGT). This centres around public engagement where commuters are asked to voice their opinions through a survey on their preferred route. Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley noted that…

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A gondola will mean improved accessibility to SFU

Devana Petrovic September 20, 2020

If you don’t fall under the miniscule category of students who have their own vehicle, snow tires, and are able to afford and find parking on campus, chances are that you’ve probably been through the horrors of public transit during…

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