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VANCOUVER — Metro Vancouver bus and SeaBus services are set to resume in time for Wednesday morning's commute but the dispute that triggered a 48-hour strike by transit supervisors appears no closer to resolution.

VANCOUVER — Metro Vancouver bus and SeaBus services are set to resume in time for Wednesday morning's commute but the dispute that triggered a 48-hour strike by transit supervisors appears no closer to resolution.

Bus and Seabus service set to restart in time for tomorrow’s commute but sides still far apart

The union representing thousands of Metro Vancouver transit workers weighed in for the first time Tuesday on a strike that halted bus and SeaBus service in the region – saying its members and the public are being used as "cannon fodder" in the dispute while urging people not to take their frustration out on bus drivers and other frontline workers when service resumes.

B.C.s minister of labour has appointed veteran negotiator Vince Ready as a "special mediator" in the ongoing dispute that shut down bus and SeaBus service in Metro Vancouver earlier this week.

Regular service resumed at about 4 a.m. but dispute not yet settled

Regular service resumed at about 4 a.m. but dispute not yet settled

Regular service resumed at about 4 a.m. but dispute not yet settled

The strike involves only about 180 unionized supervisors, but it brought the system to a halt as bus drivers across the region would not cross the picket line

Tourists Jorge Correa and Roger Leyton wanted to go to Vancouver Island on Monday, but with no bus to get them to the Tsawwassen ferry terminal, they had to make