West Coast Express stoppage has been a game-changer for riders: councillor – BC [Video]

Riders of the West Coast Express are still being forced to find another method of transportation following a nationwide labour dispute involving Canada’s two major rail lines.

CPKC owns the rail line the West Coast Express runs on, and it’s been out of service since Wednesday.

The union says workers from CPKC will remain off the job pending an order from the Canada Industrial Relations Board.

TransLink says trains can’t run without dispatchers and rail workers from CPKC.

“It’s been, to say the least, a huge game-changer for a lot of our residents,” Maple Ridge councillor Ahmed Yousef told Global News.

“While I do commend TransLink for stepping up and offering alternate bus services to get people to Skytrain stations, however, it is, you know — if nothing else, it highlights that we do have the demand here. And this is something that’s been ongoing with negotiations with TransLink about increasing service to our community, whereas now we can prove …