NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C.
— The CEO of Metro Vancouver's transit operator says he's grateful for the federal government kicking in tens of millions in annual capital funding over the next decade — but the money doesn't solve TransLink's looming operational financial woes.
"While the capital funding announced today is crucial and needed, I also want to make it clear that it supports already committed projects and it does not solve our operating funding shortfall," Quinn said. Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said the funding was coming from the federal government's Canada Public Transit Fund, which was announced in 2024.
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