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03-27-2009, 12:08 PM
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| Canada Line skytrain opening on Labour Day
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Metro Vancouver's rapid transit line is set to open three months ahead of schedule, according to the provincial government.
The Canada Line is expected to open by Labour Day weekend, Premier Gordon Campbell announced Friday morning.
Campbell trumpeted the new line, saying it will remove an estimated 200,000 one-way car trips from Lower Mainland roads on a daily basis.
"I want to thank the thousands of people involved in the construction of the Canada Line for their hard work and determination in getting this critical transit project completed as quickly as possible," he said.
"This project, which is on budget and ahead of schedule, is good news for our economy, our communities our tourism industry and will help us host the world for the 2010 Olympic Games," said Minister of International Trade Stockwell Day in a release.
Project and government officials took an inaugural test ride on the line from Waterfront Station to the YVR-Airport Station Friday morning.
Although the train is running, there is still much work to be done. Finishing work is still being completed at most stations and a concrete start date has not been set.
The $2 billion Canada Line project has come under heavy fire from merchants along the Cambie Street corridor, who say lost revenue during construction has hurt their businesses.
On March 18, B.C.'s former finance minister Carole Taylor testified at a civil trial launched by business owner Susan Heyes, who alleges her woman's clothing shop at Cambie and 16th has lost nearly a million dollars because of the project.
Taylor told the court that "the construction was far more disruptive than anyone had anticipated," and says when she realized the full financial impact on businesses she tried to bring owners' concerns to project officials but got nowhere.
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Oh hai! its that Campbell guy!
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03-27-2009, 12:27 PM
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Watch as the train run with hours of delays!
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03-27-2009, 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr.HappySilp Watch as the train run with hours of delays! | uh???
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03-27-2009, 01:14 PM
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Campbell can take the train home instead of driving drunk like in Hawaii.
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03-27-2009, 01:16 PM
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03-27-2009, 01:19 PM
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Is this officially official? they told us it would be up and running 2 years ago. where's my fucking train??
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03-27-2009, 01:27 PM
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watch for it to get postponed for another 6 months
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03-27-2009, 01:38 PM
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03-27-2009, 01:54 PM
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I'm Wesley Snipes aka the brother,
who wants to be Woody Harrelson aka brother with gambling problem?
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03-27-2009, 01:56 PM
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They were testing the track around where I live yesterday.
The noise the train made was so annoying, remind me of living in Burnaby back in the days.
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03-27-2009, 04:40 PM
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Those trains aren't even Canadian..hahaha
I believe they're Korean made, but anyways, I'll ride it just for fun when it opens up.
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03-27-2009, 05:47 PM
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im waiting for the first suicide / drug deal / stabbing/ shooting to go down with the new line...gotta Christen it somehow
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03-27-2009, 06:00 PM
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03-27-2009, 06:40 PM
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^nice pics of the buses..is that in the new bust depot outside YVR?
anywho..is canada line gonna be only 2-4 cars per train?
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03-27-2009, 07:10 PM
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Those buses...don't look too bad. But they should bring back the old comfy leather seats. I hate sitting on those hard as fuck 1cm padding seats.
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03-27-2009, 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by BNR32_Coupe Is this officially official? they told us it would be up and running 2 years ago. where's my fucking train?? | The target date since construction began has always been December 2009.
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03-27-2009, 07:28 PM
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03-28-2009, 01:34 PM
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YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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03-28-2009, 02:23 PM
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03-28-2009, 02:37 PM
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id love it if they use those shinkansen trains, with the long nose =D
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03-28-2009, 03:35 PM
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oooo very nice pictures of the bus and skytrain depot
thanks!
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03-28-2009, 03:44 PM
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I wish we all had ONE SINGLE COLOUR SCHEME.
All this mixed up skytrain colours make it look like we just piece all this shit together from random left overs. It is like mismatched socks. Where the hell did the red polka dot one come from?
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03-28-2009, 03:51 PM
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Doesn't look like there is much room for luggage.
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03-28-2009, 03:51 PM
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03-28-2009, 04:08 PM
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