?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Victoria
Victoria Celebrates 20 Years of Double Decker Buses
VICTORIA – This year marks the 20th anniversary of double decker buses in the Victoria Regional Transit System. BC Transit is acknowledging the impact of these buses on the region, and the forthcoming retirement of the first 10 that entered service, with a number of planned activities. On August 1, 2000, 10 double deckers rolled...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Ashcroft-Cache Creek-Clinton
Door-to-door service makes its way to Cache Creek
ASHCROFT – BC Transit and the Village of Ashcroft are announcing the addition door-to-door service in the Ashcroft-Cache Creek-Clinton Transit System. Residents of Cache Creek will be able to request local door-to-door service with BC Transit starting on August 3, 2020. The route 1 Ashcroft-Cache Creek-Clinton will provide door-to-door service in Cache Creek on Wednesdays...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Boundary
Health Connections coming to Boundary Transit System
GRAND FORKS – Interior Health, the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary and BC Transit are announcing a new Health Connections route between Rock Creek and Grand Forks as part of a planned service change beginning August 1. The route 70 Health Connections service will operate every Tuesday from approximately 8:30am to 2:30pm, and will have...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Victoria
BC Transit to hand out branded face coverings Monday at transit stops across Greater Victoria
VICTORIA – To encourage the use of face coverings on board our buses, BC Transit will be deploying street teams across the Victoria Regional Transit System to hand out branded masks during the morning commute on Monday, July 20. Times and locations are available below. Following the guidance of the Provincial Health Officer and WorkSafeBC,...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Central Fraser Valley
Service changes head to the Central Fraser Valley Transit System
CENTRAL FRASER VALLEY – In order to continue offering Central Fraser Valley Transit System customers with critical transportation solutions, BC Transit, the City of Abbotsford and the District of Mission are making adjustments to transit services as part of our response to COVID-19, starting May 10, 2020. The service changes also take into account having...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Cowichan Valley
New transit operations and maintenance centre opens in Cowichan Valley
COWICHAN VALLEY – A new transit operations and maintenance facility was officially opened today for the Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System. The new 4.5 acre site, located at 5271 Boal Road in Duncan, will accommodate a fleet of up to 50 buses that support local conventional and handyDART services, as well as the Cowichan Valley...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Cowichan Valley
Spring break brings free transit to the Cowichan Valley
COWICHAN VALLEY – BC Transit and the Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) are bringing back the School’s Out Transit Special, which offers free transit to students from kindergarten to Grade 12. Students will be able to enjoy two weeks of free bus rides in the Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System starting on March 9. To...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Kitimat
Kitimat Transit System Temporary Service Reduction Update
BC Transit, the District of Kitimat and Pacific Western Transportation are working towards getting back to regular service. We are working towards a phased approach to work up to full service to ensure that it is sustainable and to minimize impacts to customers. Starting February 19, handyDART service will increase to full hours from 7...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Kitimat
Kitimat Transit System temporary service reduction
BC Transit is announcing a temporary service reduction in Kitimat due to staffing shortages starting today.During the temporary service reduction, service will run as follows for the conventional system: *Monday to Friday will have runs starting at 7:30 a.m. and the last runs start before 7:30 p.m. Any runs scheduled to start after 7:30 p.m....
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Campbell River, Comox Valley, Port Alberni
Central island operating service providers update
BC Transit has awarded the contract to operate conventional and custom transit services in the Port Alberni Transit System, the Campbell River Transit System, and the Comox Valley Transit System to PWTransit Canada Ltd., a member of the Pacific Western Group of Companies. The contract comes into effect April 1, 2020. Pacific Western has acquired...