TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond is stepping down after nearly five years in his role, the transit authority announced Tuesday. Desmond signed on as authority CEO in 2016, previously having worked at King County Metro Transit and Pierce Transit in Washington state for more than a decade. Desmond, who is an American citizen, also worked as the operations manager for New York City transit before moving west. TransLink narrowly avoided an all-out suspension of the region's bus system after transit workers threatened to walk over working conditions last November. Desmond said he was happy that the transit authority had secured provincial and federal funding to work through the pandemic.

Source: CBC News October 20, 2020 21:00 UTC