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How the transit strike will impact one local business

Mornings with Simi

English - November 26, 2019 20:57 - 7 minutes - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Both sides in the Metro Vancouver transit strike will resume talks in a few hours in the hopes of avoiding a system-wide bus strike. If a new deal isn’t reached by tonight, there will be no bus or SeaBus service tomorrow through Friday.

As we just heard from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, the strike could really impact local businesses in metro Vancouver. I wanted to learn more about what that impact would look like, so I spoke with a local franchise owner about what he’s expecting… 

 

Guest: Claire Allen

Simi Sara Show contributor

Both sides in the Metro Vancouver transit strike will resume talks in a few hours in the hopes of avoiding a system-wide bus strike. If a new deal isn’t reached by tonight, there will be no bus or SeaBus service tomorrow through Friday.


As we just heard from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, the strike could really impact local businesses in metro Vancouver. I wanted to learn more about what that impact would look like, so I spoke with a local franchise owner about what he’s expecting… 


 


Guest: Claire Allen


Simi Sara Show contributor