Celebrate Canada Day in your community with BC Transit

Transit System: Campbell River, Comox Valley, Kamloops, Kitimat, Powell River

23 June 2022

Celebrate Canada Day in your community this year and let BC Transit get you to the festivities safely. Free transit is being offered in several transit systems across the province.

Campbell River

BC Transit and the City of Campbell River will be offering free transit on select conventional routes. Special holiday schedule will be in effect.

For full details, maps and information on trip planning, visit bctransit.com/campbell-river

Comox Valley

BC Transit and the Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) will be offering free transit to help celebrate Canada Day on July 1, 2022.

Due to the holiday celebrations, there will be some custom routing and schedule changes including:

  • Use of a temporary South Downtown Exchange on Fitzgerald Ave at 6th Street

  • Use of a temporary North Exchange at Ryan Road and Old Island Hwy

Customers can visit bctransit.com/comox-valley for system maps and information on trip planning.

Kamloops

BC Transit and the City of Kamloops will be offering free transit on Canada Day, Friday July 1, 2022.

Buses will be operating on a Saturday-level service for the duration of the day. Extended evening service will not be offered this year due to the change in the Canada Day event schedule.

For those transit riders traveling with a bicycle, a bike valet service will be available at the main event site at Riverside Park from 10:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m.

For more information on schedules, trip planning and fares, please visit bctransit.com/Kamloops

Kitimat

BC Transit and the District of Kitimat will be offering free transit service on all local Kitimat routes. Buses will be operating on a Sunday schedule. Skeena routes will not be running on Canada Day.

For more information, please visit bctransit.com/kitimat

Powell River

BC Transit, the City of Powell River and the qathet Regional District will be running Sunday service for Canada Day. This service will be extended by four additional hours with shuttle service starting from the Town Centre Mall at 6:15 p.m. going to the celebrations at Willingdon Beach and running every half hour and ending at 11:15 p.m.

For more information, please visit bctransit.com/powell-river

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