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Derrick Penner

Vancouver

Business Reporter at Vancouver Sun

Reporter at The Vancouver Sun/Province.

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  • Federal Election: Are the NDP losing their grip on these two B.C. ridings?

    1 week ago | vancouversun.com | Derrick Penner

    Advertisement 1Burnaby ridings held by NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and longtime MP Peter Julian may be in play for the Liberals, as polls show a surge in supportArticle contentNew Westminster voter Marsha Roberts had a short answer to a question about her biggest concern in the federal election. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.

  • 'More work to be done': TransLink gets partial lifeline from the B.C. government

    1 week ago | vancouversun.com | Derrick Penner

    Advertisement 1With new B.C. money, fare hikes and a small property tax hike, TransLink has pushed its fiscal crisis off to the end of 2027Article contentThe funding deal that TransLink reached with the province on Thursday doesn’t entirely fix the agency’s fiscal woes, but it does buy it time to keep working on a permanent resolution, officials say.

  • U.S. tariffs on China add to paperwork headaches for Surrey manufacturer

    1 week ago | vancouversun.com | Derrick Penner

    Advertisement 1B.C. manufacturers face an administrative headache to make sure their exports to the U.S. don't run afoul of increasingly complex tariff equations. Article contentPaul Ghotra was already suffering headaches over the tariff dispute between Canada and the U.S.Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

  • Post carbon tax, advocates take aim at another B.C. electrification policy

    2 weeks ago | vancouversun.com | Derrick Penner

    The Energy Futures Institute argues future B.C. homeowners shouldn't be barred from using natural gas after the carbon tax's elimination. Article contentNow that B.C. has scrapped its consumer carbon tax, an energy advocacy group has renewed its call to change incoming building code requirements for the electrification of home heating.

  • Federal Election 2025: These are Metro Vancouver's biggest transportation priorities

    3 weeks ago | vancouversun.com | Derrick Penner

    Advertisement 1Metro Vancouver mayors call for federal funding to replace the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge and the Massey Tunnel, a SkyTrain extension to the University of B.C. and funds for TransLink. Article contentTo District of North Vancouver Mayor Mike Little, the kilometres-long traffic jams North Shore commuters face every day at the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge are emblematic of the transportation issues all of Metro Vancouver is facing.

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Derrick Penner @derrickpenner
1 Feb 25

Hey @TransLink , I’m at stop 60528 waiting for a 23 Main St. What happened to the last 2 scheduled buses?

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14 Nov 24

So, not that I tweet a lot these days, but I’m joining others in the Sky, now that it’s not such an exclusive club: @derrickpenner.bsky.social. See how it goes.

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Derrick Penner @derrickpenner
27 Oct 24

RT @CraigBaird: On this day in 1993, Blue Rodeo's fifth album Five Days in July was released in Canada. It became the band's most commercia…