Campbell River Expansion 2014
CAMPBELL RIVER – The City of Campbell River, We Wai Kai First Nation and BC Transit are pleased to introduce the new Route #16 Quinsam. A total of 800 added annual service hours will come with new route. Effective January 13, 2014 the Route #16 Quinsam will deliver four round trips weekdays from downtown Campbell...
Transit Driver Appreciation Day
CENTRAL FRASER VALLEY – Tomorrow is Transit Driver Appreciation Day. BC Transit, the Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD), City of Abbotsford and the City of Chilliwack are celebrating on March 18, 2014 by saluting some of the extraordinary men and women who go the extra mile (kilometer) to safely provide exceptional customer service. Why March...
In Business with BC Transit
WHISTLER – BC Transit is venturing into new and innovative ways to raise revenue that will support improved transit services without putting added pressure on taxpayers. The first ever venture will take place in Whistler where Pacific Coach Lines (PCL) has signed a one-year lease to rent secured parking space on the grounds of the...
Kicking Horse Service Comes to a Close
KICKING HORSE – On July 27, 2012 the Kicking Horse Country Transit service will come to an end. A combination of limited ridership and local government financial constraints led to the difficult decision to shut the service down. The Health Connections service between Golden and Cranbrook will continue. The bus leaves Golden at 8 am...
Ladysmith Joins BC Transit
LADYSMITH – The Government of British Columbia, the Town of Ladysmith, the Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) and BC Transit are pleased to announce BC Transit services are coming to Ladysmith in the fall of 2013. Ladysmith joins the Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System. Local transit in Ladysmith will replace the existing trolley service with...
View Royal property being considered for regional handyDART facility
VICTORIA –BC Transit has applied to the Town of View Royal to amend the Official Community Plan and re-zone the property at 2401 Burnside Road (the property located southeast of the Burnside and Watkiss intersection) to locate a new regional handyDART operations and maintenance facility. handyDART is an accessible, door-to-door shared transit service for people...
Victoria handyDART services update January 20, 2018
Victoria – BC Transit would like to notify its valued Victoria handyDART customers that the potential for job action has been delayed and services are fully operational at this time. BC Transit and the Victoria Regional Transit Commission will communicate if there is potential for job action during the negotiations between First Canada and their...
Hop on the bus for free and celebrate New Year's Eve safely
Victoria – To help everyone in Victoria enjoy New Year’s Eve festivities safely, the Victoria Regional Transit Commission and BC Transit will be offering free service after 6:00 p.m., on Sunday, December 31. The following routes will also run on a special late-night Sunday schedule on New Year’s Eve: The full late-night New Year’s...
Victoria Winter Service Change to take effect January 2
VICTORIA – BC Transit and the Victoria Regional Transit Commission will be introducing service expansion and changes on January 2, 2018. The service expansion builds off of the 20,000 additional service hours that have been implemented throughout the fall. The main communities affected by the new service changes will be James Bay and the Tsawout...
Victoria Seasonal Service Change to take effect December 4
VICTORIA – The annual seasonal service change in Victoria will come into effect on December 4, 2017. Regular service will resume on January 2, 2018. Transit ridership is lower during the holidays, and lower service levels during December allow BC Transit to run higher service levels in the fall and winter. The seasonal changes are...