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Sep 23, 2026
Geoff MeggsHOST
But he's promising to deliver a new hospital, which is entirely a provincial responsibility, an additional hospital.
Geoff MeggsHOST
You know, you can't count McCallum out for framing the debate because last time he promised a police department and a SkyTrain extension.
Geoff MeggsHOST
Both of those are under construction or just about done.
Geoff MeggsHOST
And Brenda Locke can say what she wishes about arenas and so on.
speaker_19SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Our population is almost the same.
Grace KeyCORRESPONDENT
As for transportation, Doug McCallum wants to extend SkyTrain down King George Boulevard to Newton.
Doug McCallumSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I sat across the table from Victoria and Ottawa.
Doug McCallumSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I fought for $4 billion, and today that SkyTrain is going up through Fleetwood, Clayton Heights, and Cloverdale.
Grace KeyCORRESPONDENT
You'll be able to hear the mayoral candidates debate Wednesday morning at Civic Hotel.
Grace KeyCORRESPONDENT
Chris?
Myosen RiverGUEST
And before they leave, the friend, thinking they might need some help on their way home, sews a priceless jewel into the lining of their coat.
Myosen RiverGUEST
So the friend sets off, tries to ride the SkyTrain home, misses commercial Broadway, ends up in Surrey.
Myosen RiverGUEST
They have all kinds of misadventures and financial troubles.
Myosen RiverGUEST
But eventually they meet up with their friend again and share about all the sorrow they've been through.
Taya FastCORRESPONDENT
Tariya Isri, Global News.
Sophie LuiHOST
Well, it won't be ready for passengers for another three years, but the new SkyTrain extension from Surrey to Langley has a name.
Sophie LuiHOST
The province has named the new line the Dave Barrett Extension to honor a former premier.
Sophie LuiHOST
The extension adds 16 kilometers of SkyTrain and eight new stations from King George to Langley City Center.
Sophie LuiHOST
It's scheduled to open in late 2029.
Sophie LuiHOST
Dave Barrett was an NDP premier between 1972 and 1975.
David EbySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The new, uh, Stawamus Bridge costs money.
David EbySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Uh, the new, uh, SkyTrain through Surrey costs money.
Adam StirlingHOST
That's great.
Adam StirlingHOST
I'm so glad we're hearing this.
Alex PangHOST
But he was great.
Alex PangHOST
He drove me in the morning and I would bus back and SkyTrain back.
Alex PangHOST
So yeah, thank you, dad, for doing that for me.
Alex PangHOST
You know, he doesn't listen to the pod, but thanks, dad.
Clay ImooHOST
That would be absolutely amazing.
Clay ImooHOST
I would take it to Rogers Arena and eat mac and cheese on the ferry to the island of full Skytrain.
Clay ImooHOST
That sounds gross, but I'm sure there's been grosser things in there.
Clay ImooHOST
Happy Monday to you, Simon.
Lecia StewartGUEST
And I've been able to bring that expertise, I think, back into the front end of infrastructure when we look at concepts and the construction phase.
Lecia StewartGUEST
I went on from that to do something quite a bit more complex, which was a big extension of SkyTrain called the Millennium Line.
Lecia StewartGUEST
And it was 21 kilometers, 13 stations, also done this time in three and a half years.
Lecia StewartGUEST
So think about that.
Lecia StewartGUEST
Pardon? Exactly.
Sharmila ChatterjeeHOST
What?
Lecia StewartGUEST
Well, it was 97, and the government of the day decided they weren't convinced that a light rail system, given all the installed SkyTrain that we had already built here, was the right technology.
Lecia StewartGUEST
So I got thrown in to do a technology review and come up with an estimate in three months' time.
Anna ForsythHOST
Yeah, it's true.
Anna ForsythHOST
But, um, yeah, the picture [laughs] was actually us on the SkyTrain afterwards-
Chris GoldenHOST
'Cause we-
Anna ForsythHOST
... 'cause we did forget.
Wallace ChapmanHOST
Berlin has the U-Bahn.
Wallace ChapmanHOST
Vancouver has the Skytrain.
Wallace ChapmanHOST
And Auckland has the Central Rail Link.
Wallace ChapmanHOST
Here we go.
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