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How will the COVID-19 pandemic affect public transit long term?

How will the COVID-19 pandemic affect public transit long term?

A recent poll found that 69 per cent of respondents who normally took transit stopped during the outbreak, and only 19% of those respondents said they would return during a Stage 2 reopening
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More than 80% of COVID-19 patients recovered

More than 80% of COVID-19 patients recovered

Just 10 new COVID-19 since Friday, two new deaths, no new outbreaks at long-term care homes
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Plastics bans, environmental monitoring get short shrift during pandemic

Plastics bans, environmental monitoring get short shrift during pandemic

OTTAWA — In mid-January, the British Columbia government announced it was looking at a wide ban on single-use plastic grocery bags to put an end to a piecemeal, city-by-city approach to the problem of plastic pollution.
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Pandemic threatens B.C. book industry: publishers

Pandemic threatens B.C. book industry: publishers

Homegrown companies say free access to books online is financially unsustainable
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Vancouver Police report 'staggering' increase in Anti-Asian hate crimes

Vancouver Police report 'staggering' increase in Anti-Asian hate crimes

Investigators have opened 29 files since March, police say
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'Canary in the coal mine:' Meat industry says more safety coming with COVID-19

'Canary in the coal mine:' Meat industry says more safety coming with COVID-19

CALGARY — A group representing Canada's meat-packers is expecting more changes in the coming months to make sure workers have protection from COVID-19. Chris White, president of the Canadian Meat Council, says $77.
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Only a quarter of B.C. businesses feel confident of restart

Only a quarter of B.C. businesses feel confident of restart

Half expect resuming operations to take at least two months
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B.C.'s minimum wage increase of 75 cents will go ahead as planned

B.C.'s minimum wage increase of 75 cents will go ahead as planned

'The lowest paid workers in B.C. need help as well,' says minister Harry Bains
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Province to conduct random inspections as businesses re-open

Province to conduct random inspections as businesses re-open

Inspections will take place across sectors, and penalties could be issued if re-opening rules are not followed
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Air travel might not return to normal until 2023: Report

Air travel might not return to normal until 2023: Report

A recent study looking at the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global air travel projects the industry will not recover until 2023
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