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Global News
13 hours ago
- Global News
Father of child killed in Horseshoe Bay crash spreads love in letter ‘from his son'
The grieving father of a young boy killed in Horseshoe Bay last week is calling for compassion and love to be spread in the community. Leonardo Machado, four, was struck at a bus stop in Horseshoe Bay when he, his mother and a family friend were returning from a day trip to Bowen Island. The collision happened around 3:30 p.m. on May 28, at the bus stop just outside the BC Ferries foot passenger ticket booth. Witnesses say a TransLink bus jumped the curb, striking several people. Leonardo was the only child of his mother, Silvana de Oliveira Schramm and father, Clineu Machado. In an update posted to GoFundMe on Tuesday, Machado said that de Oliveira Schramm remains in stable condition and has undergone surgery on Wednesday. Story continues below advertisement However, it is a dangerous surgery, he wrote, so his wife will need more blood as they work to stabilize her pelvis and determine whether she needs to undergo skin grafts. 3:23 Memorial growing at scene of deadly Horseshoe Bay bus crash Machado also wanted to share a message through his son's eyes. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'Since I was born my parents always use buses to go everywhere in this city with my stroller along and I started falling in love with buses and Skytrains,' Machado wrote. 'Every time a bus was coming or a Skytrain was showing close my father tells me: 'Look Leo … look the bus … the bus … and I laugh and laugh because I just love them so much.' Machado said his son loved going to wait at the bus stop and watch the buses going by. Story continues below advertisement He said his son loved Paw Patrol, Mickey Mouse and Cocomelon. 'You must be sad and I'm too, when you heard about the Horseshoe Bay accident and on(e) of my best friends, the bus, separate me from my best friend in life, yes … my Mom,' Machado wrote. 'We were inseparable and went everyday out to enjoy Vancouver.' Machado added that buses are meant to connect people, not separate them, so he wants the community's help to spread love and compassion. 'First, in order to help relieve some of the pain, if you can bring a flower to my friends that drove me around this beautiful city for almost 5 years!' he wrote. 'Ask their names and how they are doing ! Buy them a coffee if you can because they are my heroes ! 'My friends who drove me throughout the city are devastated and impacted by what happened with me, and I want to thank them for all the enjoyment they provided me, and help to bring back love and confidence into their hands and that they continue driving all of us safely and comfortably and lovely!' 2:15 Investigation underway after child killed, mother critically injured by West Vancouver bus Machado said he knows his wife will miss their son deeply and if people wanted to bring flowers to the 'heroes' at Vancouver General Hospital and keep her in their prayers, that would go a long way. Story continues below advertisement 'I hope I never have to use 1 cent that has been donated here for my mom and she gets better and happy as she always was everyday before,' Machado wrote in the GoFundMe. 'This is what I want more than anything and for my father. He has suffered too much loss in his life.' Machado wrote that his son would like to make bus stops better with more shelter and maybe build a small memorial at Horseshoe Bay that will bring some happiness and joy to that place. He added that more than anything, he wants his wife to get better. 'I would like you to visualize my Mom healthy, happy and walking again. And as you picture this image, you really believe this is going to happen and this makes you happy as well.'
CTV News
a day ago
- General
- CTV News
Father of 4-year-old killed in B.C. crash asks people to give a flower to their bus driver
Leonardo Machado is seen riding a bus in this image posted to the family's GoFundMe. The father of a four-year-old boy who died in a bus crash in Horseshoe Bay last week has a request to honour his son's legacy. Give a flower to your bus driver, ask them how they're doing, or buy them a coffee. In a message written in his son's voice, Clineu Machado revealed Leonardo loved transit and enjoyed riding buses and the SkyTrain with his family, or simply watching them go by. 'Every time a bus was coming or a SkyTrain was showing close my father tells me: 'Look Leo ... look the bus ... the bus,' and I laugh and laugh because I just love them so much. They became my best friends and they brought me everywhere around this beautiful city,' the letter reads. Read more: Community rallies around family of 4-year-old boy killed in Horseshoe Bay bus crash 'You must be sad and I am too, when you heard about the Horseshoe Bay accident and my best friend, the bus, separate me from my best friend in life, yes ... my mom. We were inseparable and went everyday out to enjoy Vancouver.' Leonardo was killed last Wednesday afternoon when a TransLink bus jumped a curb at the corner of Bay Street and Keith Road, near the ferry terminal. His mother, Silvana, was taken to hospital in critical condition. Read more: 4-year-old boy killed, mother in critical condition after Horseshoe Bay bus crash To ease the pain of the tragedy, the letter asks everyone to bring a flower to the 'friends that drove me around this beautiful city,' and show the drivers kindness 'because they are my heroes.' 'My friends who drove me throughout the city are devastated and impacted by what happened with me, and I want to thank them for all the enjoyment they provided me and put love and confidence into their hands that they drive all of us safely and comfortable,' it continues. The father also shared that Leonardo's mother is in stable condition at Vancouver General Hospital, though 'her kidneys and her physical trauma remain a concern,' and asked people to pray for her. The message was shared on a GoFundMe page set up by Clineu Machado's colleagues at AJ's Brooklyn Pizza Joint, raising money for family members to travel from Brazil for Leonardo's funeral and medical expenses. As of Tuesday, the fundraiser has received more than $120,000. The police investigation into the incident continues.
Yahoo
a day ago
- General
- Yahoo
A grieving father's request on behalf of his son: Give a flower to your bus driver
The father of a child killed last week in a bus accident in Horseshoe Bay is sharing a request with the public: Show a little kindness to your bus driver. Four-year-old Leonardo Machado, who died last Wednesday when a bus hopped the curb and struck him, loved buses and trains, his father Clineu wrote in an online tribute this week. Now, with local transit operators 'devastated' by the accident, Leonardo would want to offer them comfort, Clineu wrote. Writing in his son Leonardo's voice, Clineu wrote: 'Since I was born my parents always use buses to go everywhere in this city with my stroller along, and I started falling in love with buses and SkyTrains … They became my best friends and they brought me everywhere around this beautiful city.' He urged people to 'bring a flower' for bus drivers, ask their names and how they're doing, and 'buy them a coffee … because they are my heroes!' Clineu wrote. 'If not a bus driver, maybe a stranger on the street who needs a nice smile or hello.' 'My friends who drove me throughout the city are devastated and impacted by what happened with me, and I want to thank them for all the enjoyment they provided me, and put love and confidence into their hands that they drive all of us safely and comfortable!' West Vancouver police said the crash happened at about 3:30 p.m. on May 28 when a TransLink bus jumped the curb just outside the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal, pinning three people underneath, including Leonardo and his mother Silvana. Firefighters and paramedics provided emergency care, but Leonardo died at the scene. The grieving father's request exemplifies his 'kind-hearted' nature, said A.J. Caridi, who along with his wife owns AJ's Brooklyn Pizza Joint in East Vancouver, where Clineu has worked as a pizza chef for the past four years. 'That's who he is.' 'Since this unfathomable tragedy occurred, he's just not a blame person, you know,' Caridi said. 'As he said to my wife, 'Can we learn from this? Can we take a terrible tragedy and improve other lives?'' 'Love and care and kindness,' Caridi said. 'Maybe, especially given this day and time, maybe it's a thing for all of us to remember, right?' Clineu's message was posted on the webpage of a GoFundMe online fundraiser for the Machado family, organized by Caridi's wife, Theresa Morrison. As of Tuesday, the webpage had raised more than $120,000 to support the family with funeral, transportation, and medical costs. Clineu also asked people to pray for Silvana. Following the accident, Silvana was taken to Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver with life-threatening injuries. Police said that another woman, believed to be a family friend, was taken to the same hospital and was in stable condition. An update this week on the GoFundMe page said Silvana is now in stable condition at Vancouver General Hospital, and 'has received incredible care. But her kidneys and her physical trauma remain a concern.' In an emailed statement, TransLink said: 'Our deepest condolences go out to the Machado family and all those affected by the tragic loss near the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal last week. We are utterly heartbroken by this tragedy.' 'Through his father's words, shared on the GoFundMe, we have now learned that the young victim had a deep love for transit. He adored riding the bus and learning about the system,' said the transit authority's statement. 'TransLink wants to acknowledge and express our appreciation of the family's thoughtful request to show kindness to transit operators during this time.' The incident is under investigation. West Vancouver police spokesperson Sgt. Chris Bigland said no further updates were available Tuesday while the police are 'prioritizing the privacy and well-being of the victims and the integrity of the investigation.' dfumano@ Fundraiser launched for family of four-year-old boy killed in Horseshoe Bay bus accident Witness describes scene of chaos after women and child hit in Horseshoe Bay bus accident
Vancouver Sun
2 days ago
- Business
- Vancouver Sun
Broadway subway hits midway point, later than first anticipated — and at a higher cost
Transportation Minister Mike Farnworth joined journalists Monday to descend several storeys into the cavernous concrete box that will become the Broadway subway line's Emily Carr-Northern Way station to get a glimpse of its progress. 'Here we are at one of the key entrances to the tunnel where they're starting to lay track,' Farnworth said, dwarfed by the six-metre diameter concrete tube around him and the pair of rails that will eventually stretch five kilometres west to Arbutus Street. 'You can see by the size of the tunnel just how big this project is,' Farnworth added. The province also said project's costs have continued to creep higher, to $2.95 billion from the last estimate of $2.83 billion. The project will extend TransLink's Millennium Line from VCC Clark Station to Arbutus Street in the hopes of reducing congestion on Broadway, one of Vancouver's busiest commuter routes. 1 of 20 Full Screen is not supported on this browser version. You may use a different browser or device to view this in full screen. Farnworth said when complete in the fall of 2027, the line will be able to carry three times as many passengers as TransLink's 99 B-Line bus route. Paired with the 16 kilometre extension of the Expo Line from Surrey to Langley, the projects represent a 27 per cent expansion of SkyTrain. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. 'It's going to be a significant improvement in terms of people's ability to commute,' Farnworth said. 'It'll shorten the commute, on average, for commuters coming from farther out, let's say around the New West, Surrey area, by about 30 minutes.' Monday's tour came at a midway point in construction with some 750 workers at various stages of filling in the subway line's six new stations. The line is being built by a consortium of major construction firms, including Spanish infrastructure giant Acciona and the Canadian subsidiary of Italian tunnelling experts Ghella SpA. When work began in 2020, builders hoped to hit a fall 2025 completion date. A concrete-industry strike in 2022 put a delay into the schedule that spiralled to 18 months by a year ago when the province announced it wouldn't be complete until the fall of 2027. The project remains on track for that revised schedule, according to Farnworth, though that isn't much comfort to a businesses hollowed out by subway construction. 'I've stopped counting,' Neil Wyles, executive director of the Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Association, said of the number of businesses that have closed due to reduced access around station locations. 'I think I stopped counting when I hit the 60s.' Farnworth maintained that the project's builders have had 'a very good relationship between the project and businesses along the line. They are in contact with them, literally, on a daily basis.' The provincial government's Transportation Investment Corp. has been ably to apply lessons learned from other projects on how to 'ensure that the impact is as minimum as possible.' Wyles, however, said none of the liaison between the corporation and businesses has involved the topic of short-term compensation for businesses dealt what is now a seven-year stretch of disruptions. 'If you had a kid at the beginning of the project, the kid would be going into Grade 2 by the time it was done,' Wyles said. 'That's not short term.' In Surrey, crews remain in the early work for the Expo Line extension, 'utility work, vegetation management, roadworks, foundation construction,' according to the project's latest update. Surrey commuters, however, are also starting to face the project's first major traffic disruptions with a full closure of Fraser Highway between 140 Street and 96 Avenue, a stretch near the extension's intended start at King George Station and Green Timbers. The province announced last summer that the project's cost estimate had ballooned to almost $6 billion from the near $4 billion when it was launched. At the future Emily Car-Great Northern Way station on the Broadway subway, things are looking closer to complete. During Monday's visit, workers at one end of the four-block long construction site were busy clearing away stacks of scaffolding parts from the top of station's concrete box before it is filled in to make way for a massive development destined to go up overhead. At the other end, where 700 metres of guideway that extends from VCC Clark Station slopes down into the underground entrance, crews are placing the thousands of rail pads that will hold its steel rails to the concrete track bed. Rail is being welded into 400-metre to 700-metre strings that are then being pulled into place by a device called a speed swing, Farnworth said. To date, rail has been pulled from the Great Northern Way station to its Broadway City Hall station. 'It's going to be great when it's done,' said Wyles at the Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Association. In the meantime, however, 'we've seen a number of businesses leave (and) I think that there are a number holding on by their fingernails,' he added. depenner@
Hamilton Spectator
2 days ago
- Business
- Hamilton Spectator
Port Moody raises red flags over Anmore South development plan; developer objects to letter's tone
Following a review by staff, the City of Port Moody has raised significant concerns about Icona Properties' proposed Anmore South development. In a formal letter written in response to the Village of Anmore's request for feedback, the city raised red flags over the development's impact on its infrastructure, roads, environment, emergency services, and climate goals. 'Port Moody (has) significant concerns with impacts from the proposed official community plan (OCP) amendment for Anmore South lands,' stated the letter signed by Mayor Meghan Lahti. Although the letter was addressed to Anmore's Mayor John McEwen, Greg Moore – Icona's CEO and former Port Coquitlam mayor – attended Port Moody's May 27 council meeting to provide a response. Moore objected to the 'tone' of the city's letter, stating that while it's fair to have concerns, council should be respectful and collaborative about overcoming specific challenges. 'If we don't, and we just put up all of these barriers, then none of us would grow,' he said. 'The tone of the letter really does come across as 'Port Moody knows better than Anmore, and you should just follow our guidance.'' The Anmore South project aims to build 2,200 new residential units on the village's southwest border with Port Moody, tripling Anmore's population. Anmore council has advanced the amendment past the first two readings, and the application is on the verge of heading to a public hearing. Port Moody's response, written by staff across multiple departments, was endorsed without comment on Tuesday. It details a raft of objections, warning that the plan is inconsistent with regional growth strategies and that critical infrastructure and environmental impacts have not been properly addressed. It is not the first of Anmore's municipal neighbours to raise questions about the development. Following a review by a consultant, Belcarra's council endorsed a similar letter on April 1, raising concerns around access, transportation, emergency services, pressure on parks and environment, and schools and civic amenities. Traffic One of the more pressing concerns was the potential traffic overload on Ioco Road. Port Moody stated that without upgrades – many of which were 'unfeasible' due to physical constraints – Ioco Road and its surrounding intersections could only handle about 40 percent of the new traffic added by the development. Staff also questioned 'optimistic' assumptions in the development's traffic impact assessment (TIA), stating it is heavily reliant on unconfirmed transit improvements and TransLink does not plan to expand frequent bus service into Anmore. The TIA also underestimated the impact of future possible developments on the Burrard Thermal and Imperial Oil industrial sites, according to staff. 'Without a realistic and coordinated transportation strategy, the Ioco development risks overwhelming the existing network in the area impacting safety and livability along Ioco Road,' the letter stated. Moore countered that upgrades to the road network are needed over a 25 year build-out period, and stated Port Moody's OCP does not contemplate the future of its roads decades in the future. He said when he was mayor of Port Coquitlam and Coquitlam amended its OCP change to permit Burke Mountain development, Coast Meridian Road was only two lanes with dirt shoulders. 'We all make decisions that affect our neighboring communities,' Moore said. 'We should all try to work together collectively to overcome those challenges as one, not as 'I know best,' or 'You should do this because I said so.' Some of the development's proposed solutions were rejected by the city as unsafe and inconsistent with existing traffic calming plans. Staff recommended some alternatives, such as diverting traffic to East and Sunnyside Roads; expanding the major road network to include Heritage Mountain Boulevard and David Avenue; implementing transportation demand management strategies such as shuttle buses from day one; and improving non-car based access to SkyTrain stations. Infrastructure Anmore plans to connect the new neighbourhood to regional water and sewer systems via Port Moody's infrastructure. Staff's report, however, states there have been 'no discussions' about alignment, constraints, or access, despite the fact that key areas like Ioco Road are already undergoing upgrades and have limited space for new utility corridors. The city flatly rejected any proposal to route utilities through Bert Flinn Park, which is protected parkland that would require a referendum to alter. Staff also said the proposed drainage system fails to meet city or regional standards. The report was critical of the use of minimum setbacks based on Coquitlam's zoning, and that the plan only controls water flows up to a 1-in-5-year storm event as opposed to the 1-in-100-year standard expected to mitigate flood risk. Local geological conditions, such as shallow soils and steep slopes, could further increase runoff and erosion downstream in areas like Schoolhouse Creek, according to the report. The city also emphasized no provisions have been made to study the broader impacts of new Metro Vancouver connections on the existing East Road water line or on Port Moody's own system, which is undergoing analysis to accommodate B.C.'s new housing density laws. It warned that Anmore would need to fund additional modelling if it expects to place increased demand on Port Moody's water infrastructure. Another concern was that Anmore South residents would be heavily reliant on Port Moody's parks and recreation facilities without providing funding for expansion or maintenance. Environment Anmore South also poses risks to sensitive ecosystems, including Mossom Creek and Bert Flinn Park, according to staff. The report criticized the lack of an arborist report, tree plan, or analysis of former contamination risks on the property. Staff also warned the proposed buffers between Anmore South and Port Moody lands were inadequate, increasing the risk of invasive species, downed trees, and forest degradation. Furthermore, the report urged Anmore to audit its fire service needs and plan for mutual-aid support, particularly as growth moves into wildland-urban interface zones. It stressed the importance of ensuring fire infrastructure scales appropriately with population growth, enforcing FireSmart practices, and maintaining defensible space. Lastly, staff raised the issue of the car-dependent nature of the development, which they said is at odds with Port Moody's OCP and climate action plan. 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