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SFSS report reveals favoured route for the anticipated Burnaby Mountain Gondola Transit project

News May 18, 2020

Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) released a report detailing the feedback they received from the Burnaby community on Translink’s Burnaby Mountain Gondola Transit (BMGT) project.  In late January, the SFSS held an open house on the project, which saw over 700 participants containing students and SFU community members. The session that ran on Burnaby Campus from January 21 and 22 gave the SFU community an opportunity to learn about the project and provide their input. Previous VP University Relations Shina Kaur elaborated on the open house in an email interview with The Peak.…

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QUIZ: SFU, are you in love with the gondola? Or is he just really, REALLY tall?

Features September 8, 2019

Written by Carter Hemion, Staff Writer It’s the question on all of our minds here at SFU: Are you in love with that tall, tall, dreamboat gondola project? Or are you just infatuated with the idea of him? If you’ve…

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SFU to offer transit service across puddles

Peak Web September 20, 2018

Written by: Maxwell Gawlick We all know what’s coming: rain. As the fall semester comes into full swing, prepare to embrace soggy shoes, waterlogged socks, and cold feet. This year, however, all is not lost. SFU’s Safety and Planning Committee…

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The SFU gondola is now Petter’s publicity gimmick

EIC July 4, 2016

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]FU President Andrew Petter recently reignited the idea that a Burnaby Mountain gondola should be constructed between Production Way–University Station and SFU. This weathered saga has been ongoing for nearly a decade now. The Peak has been reporting on the…

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Platforms that would get me excited about the SFSS election

EIC March 16, 2015

[caption id="attachment_1282" align="alignnone" width="940"] Photo courtesy of Wikipedia[/caption] A sustainable gondola from the top of Burnaby Mountain directly to my apartment More bursaries for people who always forget to apply for them Every second Monday off . . . from…

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