The Vancouver Sun

One by one, Compass card faregates to go into operation

METRO VANCOUVER -- Some fare gates will go into operation at SkyTrain and Canada Line stations in Metro Vancouver next week as TransLink tests the Compass card system as part of its rollout to the ...
The Province

Compass Cards move to next stage with Jan. 1 replacement of monthly paper passes

TransLink is moving toward full implementation of the Compass Card by replacing monthly FareCards beginning in January. December was the last month to use a monthly paper pass as TransLink gets riders ...
The Vancouver Sun

Monthly transit pass moves to Compass card Jan. 1

TransLink plans to phase out the paper version of its monthly pass by Jan. 1, in a bid to get all passholders to transfer to the electronic Compass card. About 30,000 monthly passholders have already ...
The Georgia Straight

TransLink's Compass fare card could create big challenges for Vancouver's poor

The rollout of TransLink’s new Compass fare card could make it impossible for social-service providers to continue to offer transit assistance to people living in poverty, several groups have warned.