BC Appoints Veteran Mediator to Vancouver Transit Dispute That Left Thousands Stranded

Buses line the Vancouver Transit Centre as transit workers from the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 4500 strike in Vancouver, B.C., on Jan. 22, 2024. The Canadian Press/Ethan Cairns

The British Columbia government has appointed a special mediator in an attempt to end the labour dispute that paralyzed bus service in Metro Vancouver for two days this week.

Labour Minister Harry Bains says veteran mediator Vince Ready will work with CUPE local 4500 and the Coast Mountain Bus Company starting tomorrow after both sides agreed to the process.