{"id":325,"date":"2024-04-02T10:10:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T17:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bctransit.com\/cowichan-valley\/?page_id=325"},"modified":"2026-04-20T09:14:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T16:14:33","slug":"your-local-government","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bctransit.com\/cowichan-valley\/contact\/your-local-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Local Government"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Transit service is funded through three main sources: provincial contributions, local government contributions and passenger fares. Transit service levels and budgets are approved each year by the local government, who also set fares and local transit property taxes, account for transit revenue and maintain local transit infrastructure (e.g. bus stops, shelters and benches).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Local Government<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact:<\/strong>&nbsp;Rachelle Rondeau, Transit Analyst<br><strong>Direct Line:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:+1250-746-2637\">250-746-2637<\/a><br><strong>Email:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:Rachelle.rondeau@cvrd.bc.ca\">Rachelle.rondeau@cvrd.bc.ca<\/a><br><strong>Office Hours:&nbsp;<\/strong>8.00 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Address:<\/strong><br>Cowichan Valley Regional District<br>175 Ingram Street<br>Duncan BC V9L 1N8<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transit service is funded through three main sources: provincial contributions, local government contributions and passenger fares. 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