Metro Vancouver sewage treatment plant project budget cut by nearly $4 billion

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/iona-island-wastewater-treatment-plant-budget-reduced-metro-vancouver 

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/north-shore-wastewater-treatment-plant-construction-resumes  

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=$HIT-BOX

Metro Vancouver Regional District delays review of North Shore wastewater treatment plant project until legal battle resolved

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/north-shore-wastewater-treatment-plant-project-review-delayed

So much money has been wasted that could have otherwise have gone towards a train & bus bridge or a tunnel across the inlet. 

The+Ironworkers-Bridge will still have to be upgraded or rebuilt and it should be on the scale of the New Samuel-De_Champlain_Bridge. The New_Champlain_Bridge_in Montreal has 4 lanes each way, plus 2 train tracks. More things are possible in Montreal and Quebec, simply because they don't have anything like Vancouver's restrictions & the backwards BC B$ mentality to thwart them.

https://www.samueldechamplainbridge.ca/traffic-and-detours/

https://www.samueldechamplainbridge.ca/pedestrians-and-cyclists/

https://www.arup.com/projects/samuel-de-champlain-bridge-corridor/

The Canada (embarrassment) Line

Using the limited funds and low capacity argument is excrement! It's only because of inept urban planning that the Canada+Line is such a transportation embarrassment & sad joke since 2009. Several other cities around the world are able to think big, they plan & build in a long-term way. Thus, if there are only enough funds to build a 2.5 car train, the stations could have been designed to eventually accomodate 5 car trains as demand increases. Plus, all the stations should have been designed with enough clearance to gradually be long enough for 10 car trains.

https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/plans-and-projects/regional-transportation-strategy/transport-2050/backgrounders/transport_2050_backgrounder_action_2_rapid_transit_network.pdf

An ultimate capacity of 10 car trains connecting both ferry terminals with the airport & downtown Vancouver, would really have been properly planning for the future. 10 car trains running every 2 minutes during the busiest times of the day would efficiently allow a lot people to get around. Unfortunatly, it will be challenging enough just to eventually have 5 car trains.

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-line-skytrain

The absurdity to design the stations to only handle 2.5 car trains is a sad joke. The ultimate capacity of two 20m cars with a 10m filler car is so inadequate & pathetic, but this is the BC part of Canada. This backwards & backwater thinking must be challenged. 

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/skytrain-future-station-locations

With some modifications, three 20m cars could form a 60m train, despite the absurd platforms only having a clearance for 50m. A 60m walkthrough train makes this possible, its just that the doors at either end wouldn't reach the short station platform. Selective_door_operation could enable the Canada Line to go from a 2 car & 2.5 car joke, to a 3 car & ultimately, a 5 car train. That's still a far cry from cities with 10 car trains running every 2 minutes. However, a 5 car train running every minute could make all the difference for Greater Vancouver.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/what-you-need-to-know-north-shore-wastewater-treatment-plant-1.7235368# Aparently, there is enough money to overpay for a $HIT-PIPE and a $HIT-BOX, but not enough funds to build a proper high capacity train over a couple of decades.  

The Canada_Line opened in 2009 with its short 2 car trains & in 2025, there still aren't any 2.5 car trains. By now, it really should have been running 5 car trains, connecting the 2 ferry terminals & the airport. Fortunately, most real cities are able to do proper long range planning for their infrastructure, unlike backwards Vancouver.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTrain_(Vancouver)_rolling_stock#Canada_Line_fleet 

Any serious airport+train should be envisioned as more than just a 2 car joke. While a 3 car train might be a little better, a 4 car train should be the minimum. Then, having the stations already long enough to accomodate 6 car trains, with enough clearance for eventually 8-10 car trains. A 2 car joke of a train is almost as bad as the 3 lane Lion Bridge. 

There should have been enough informed people to not only make sure that the C+Line was properly designed, but that the whole Greater Vancouver Region had proper planning measures for future transportation infrastructure capacity. Unfortunatly, backwards BC has been under a multi-generational backwater agenda. 

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Canada+Line 

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=airport+line

Metro Vancouver Regional District considers $22M in budget cuts

 https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/02/21/metro-vancouver-regional-district-22m-budget-cuts/

https://vancouversun.com/news/seeking-savings-metro-vancouver-board-considers-funding-cuts-seven-programs

https://globalnews.ca/news/11016648/vancouver-mayor-ken-sim-board-metro-vancouver-waste-of-time/

https://www.biv.com/news/real-estate/metro-vancouver-reviews-waiving-development-charges-for-inclusionary-housing-10158466

Not enough money for an express bus and train tunnel between downtown & the North Shore. 

https://vancouversun.com/news/metro-vancouver-on-track-with-north-shore-wastewater-treatment-plant-final-price-still-uncertain

However, there are plenty of funds for an overbudjet shit-box!

https://www.nsnews.com/in-the-community/north-vancouver-district-asks-province-for-public-inquiry-on-sewage-plant-debacle-9777554

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/what-you-need-to-know-north-shore-wastewater-treatment-plant-1.7235368

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=SHIT-BOX

Langley sewer fees to rise by 25% due to North Shore Waste Water Treatment Plant

 https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/02/12/north-shore-waste-water-sewer-costs-metro-vancouver/

https://vancouversun.com/news/metro-vancouver-on-track-with-north-shore-wastewater-treatment-plant-final-price-still-uncertain

Total financial North+Shore mismanagement and excrement! 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/what-you-need-to-know-north-shore-wastewater-treatment-plant-1.7235368

https://www.nsnews.com/in-the-community/north-vancouver-district-asks-province-for-public-inquiry-on-sewage-plant-debacle-9777554

https://globalnews.ca/news/10378493/north-shore-wastewater-4-billion/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/wastewater-vancouver-b-c-utility-1.7153369

https://metrovancouver.org/services/liquid-waste/north-shore-wastewater-treatment-plant-program-timeline

https://westvancouver.ca/government-administration/major-projects/north-shore-wastewater-treatment-plant

https://www.nsnews.com/local-news/acciona-and-metro-vancouver-beef-goes-public-in-north-shore-wastewater-fiasco-9879874

The North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant saga

 https://thebreaker.news/news/nswwtp-progress-reports-foi 

Why have proper train, HOV and bus lanes going to and from the North+Shore when the wasted funding can go down the toilet instead?

https://westvancouver.ca/government-administration/major-projects/north-shore-wastewater-treatment-plant

https://metrovancouver.org/services/liquid-waste/north-shore-wastewater-treatment-plant-project

This $HIT-BOX planning mentality is totally inept!

https://metrovancouver.org/services/liquid-waste/north-shore-wastewater-treatment-plant-program-timeline

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/north-shore-wastewater-treatment-plant-cost-sharing-metro-vancouver-1.7221140 

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Vancouver,+BC/@49.3159608,-123.1111074,221m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x548673f143a94fb3:0xbb9196ea9b81f38b!8m2!3d49.2827291!4d-123.1207375!16zL20vMDgwaDI!5m1!1e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTEyNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

Metro Vancouver announces independent review of ballooning sewage plant cost

 https://www.nsnews.com/local-news/metro-announces-independent-review-of-ballooning-sewage-plant-cost-9104180

This is a total $HIT-PIPE fiasco!

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=North+Shore+Wastewater+Treatment+Plant

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=the+shitty+BC+agenda

North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant

 https://metrovancouver.org/services/liquid-waste/north-shore-wastewater-treatment-plant-project

This is total North+Shore, $HIT-PIPE mismanagement and excrement!

https://x.com/jarmstrongbc/status/1803203964730855818?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/what-you-need-to-know-north-shore-wastewater-treatment-plant-1.7235368

https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/north-shore-sewage-plant-bombshell-budget-metro-vancouver

https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/metro-vancouver-who-pays-north-shore-sewage-plant

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/wastewater-vancouver-b-c-utility-1.7153369

https://globalnews.ca/news/10378493/north-shore-wastewater-4-billion/

https://www.nsnews.com/local-news/costs-quadruple-for-north-shore-sewage-treatment-plant-to-386b-8496831

https://westvancouver.ca/government-administration/major-projects/north-shore-wastewater-treatment-plant

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=North+Shore+Wastewater+Treatment+Plant 

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=SHIT-BOX

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=the+shitty+BC+agenda

Independent review to be conducted for North Shore excrement treatment plant

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/north-shore-wastewater-treatment-plant-metro-vancouver-independent-review

This is quite a shit-pipe of a costly mess.

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=North+Shore+Wastewater+Treatment+Plant

Metro-Vancouver-Sewage-Plant-Upgrade

 https://thetyee.ca/News/2020/08/20/Metro-Vancouver-Sewage-Plant-Upgrade

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/iona-wastewater-treatment-plant-upgrade

http://www.metrovancouver.org/services/liquid-waste/treatment/liquidwaste-map/Pages/default.aspx

https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/new-north-shore-sewage-treatment-plant-could-produce-renewable-energy

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=North+Shore+Wastewater+Treatment+Plant