THE strike by Coast Mountain Bus Company’s union has resulted in a complete shutdown of CMBC bus and SeaBus services. These services are expected to resume on Wednesday, January 24.
The CMBC said that customers should arrange alternate travel plans if they typically rely on bus and SeaBus to get around.
SkyTrain (Expo, Canada Line and Millennium Line), West Coast Express, HandyDART, West Vancouver Blue Bus, Bowen Island Community Shuttles, and Langley Community Shuttles will not be affected and are expected to continue to operate.
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The CMBC said in a statement: “Despite our best efforts to reach a compromise with CUPE Local 4500, the union representing supervisors at CMBC has refused to adjust its demand for wage increases that are more than the wage increases accepted by all other unions at CMBC and countless other public sector employees.
“Over the weekend, Coast Mountain Bus Company (CMBC) joined a mediator in an effort to reach an agreement with CUPE Local 4500. CMBC offered increased overtime pay, improved benefits, and committed to hiring more supervisors.
“Unfortunately, the union again refused the improved offer. This is unacceptable and unreasonable.
“Disruption to customers could end immediately if the union accepted the reasonable offer that is on the table.
“We remain willing to join the union at the table and urge them to accept this reasonable offer.”
SkyTrain: Regular schedule on the Expo, Millennium, and Canada Lines.
West Coast Express: Regular schedule.
HandyDART:Regular schedule.
Bus: The following bus routes are not operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company, so they will be operating:
214 Blueridge / Phibbs Exch* (will not provide connections to Vancouver)
215 Indian River / Phibbs Exch
227 Lynn Valley Centre / Phibbs Exchange
250 Horseshoe Bay / Dundarave / Vancouver
251 Queens / Park Royal
252 Inglewood / Park Royal
253 Caulfield / Vancouver / Park Royal
254 British Properties / Park Royal / Van
255 Dundarave / Capilano University
256 Whitby Estate / Park Royal / Spuraway
262 Lions Bay / Caulfield
280 Bluewater / Snug Cove
281 Eagle Cliff / Snug Cove
282 Mt Gardner / Snug Cove
370 Cloverdale / Willowbrook
372 Clayton Heights / Langley Centre
560 Murrayville / Langley Centre
561 Langley Centre / Brookswood
562 Langley Centre / Walnut Grove
563 Langley Centre / Fernridge
564 Langley Ctr / Willowbrook
Although these services are operating their regular schedules, plan for extra travel time as they will be busier than usual. Customers should also be aware if they connect to a bus route that is operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company (i.e. bus routes not listed here), the route will not be operating.
*CMBC does operate the 214 service during some hours: 5:47 a.m.-9:20 a.m. and 3:19-6:46 p.m. As such these trips will not be operational.
