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It’s fucking simple: How to NOT spray your fellow transit riders with your yucky umbrella water
January 27, 2026By: Mason Mattu, Humour Editor It’s 8:10 a.m. — I just woke up literally an hour ago. I’m crinkling up the aluminum foil which once carried a beautiful peanut butter and jelly sandwich. As the West Coast Express train approaches the platform at Coquitlam Central Station, I feel the wind blow against my damp hair. The train comes to a stop and people gather around one of the many doors, waiting patiently for it to open. I politely close my umbrella and shake off the rain, aiming the excess water onto the ground before the door opens. Eh, I get…
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How I escaped an R5 on its way to the recycling depot
November 9, 2025By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer and Mason Mattu, Humour Editor PLEASE listen to me. NEVER TAKE THE R5!!! I have had the most miserable experience on it recently, and I can only hope nobody faces the same horrors as I…
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TransLink’s new service expansion boosts bus connectivity to SFU
November 8, 2025By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer On August 18, TransLink announced its latest round of service adjustments for fall 2025. As of September 1, bus service was increased for 53 routes throughout Metro Vancouver. These adjustments were made possible by TransLink’s…
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Never have I ever: Public transit edition
March 11, 2025By: Osna Hadef, SFU Student Is it just me, or has Metro Vancouver’s public transit system gone to the dogs lately? All while the fares are expected to keep rising? The sheer audacity, man! Before diving into more complaining, I…
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TransLink’s fare enforcement blitz is a terrible idea
January 9, 2025By: Yagya Parihar, SFU Student In my lifetime of using public transit, I only remember having been fare checked three times. All three times were in BC while exiting SkyTrain stations in late 2024. I tapped my pass on the…
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BC Green Party proposes free public transit system as provincial election approaches
October 15, 2024By: Mason Mattu, SFU Student On September 5, the BC Green Party proposed a new transit policy to make BC operate on a fare-free public transit system. “Fast, frequent, and free public transit will shift how people move, reduce household…
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Saanich Council expands free transit for youth
June 17, 2024By: Hannah Fraser, News Writer On May 13, Saanich City Councillors voted in favour of a resolution to allow free transit for “young people up to, and including, the age of 18.” The resolution was brought forward by the Union…
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Everyone hates the stairwell detour at Commercial-Broadway
May 22, 2024By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer If you’re a regular SkyTrain-goer in Vancouver, chances are you’re no stranger to being outrageously inconvenienced. Now, TransLink wants us to use an out-of-the-way stairwell that’s narrower than the footing of a tightrope. It couldn’t…
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Transit supervisors declare job action in Metro Vancouver
January 23, 2024By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer The transit supervisors in Metro Vancouver have begun an overtime ban after the vote to strike gained 100% support on December 22, 2023. Transit supervisors have been without a contract since late 2022. The Canadian…
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