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Victoria-born former president and CEO of BC Transit earned $350,862 in 2017-18.

The board overseeing B.C. Transit replaced Manuel Achadinha in April 2018.
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Manual Achadinha (left), former B.C. Transit president and CEO here seen with Langford Mayor Stew Young and bus driver Tamar Dewey, earned $350,862 in the fiscal year 2017-2018. (Black Press file image)

Manuel Achadinha, the Victoria-born former president and chief executive officer of BC Transit, earned $350,862 in the fiscal year 2017-2018.

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That made Achadinha the top-earner among BC Transit executives. Brian Anderson, vice-president for operations and chief operating officer, earned the second-highest compensation with $214,951. Overall, the six highest-paid executives for BC Transit earned a total of $1.253 million.

The board overseeing BC Transit . Erinn Pinkerton has since of BC Transit, which provides public bus service in communities around the province outside Metro Vancouver, including Greater Victoria.

In 2017-18, she earned a total of $170,315 in her then role as vice-president of business development and chief transformation officer.

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In late 2016, Lower Island Soccer Association suspended Achadinha for a year from coaching his sonB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s soccer team after he physically confronted a 16-year-old referee.


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I joined the national team with Black Press Media in 2023 from the Peninsula B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ· Review, where I had reported on Vancouver Island's Saanich Peninsula since 2019.
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