BC Transit and many local government partners across the province are offering free transit on Monday, September 20, federal election day. Offering free transit helps make it easier for residents to get to the polls and cast their ballots.
Take advantage of free transit in the following communities:
- Boundary (Grand Forks)
- Clearwater & Area
- Columbia Valley
- Comox Valley (includes handyDART)
- Cowichan Valley (includes handyDART but not commuter routes 66 and 99)
- Cranbrook (includes handyDART)
- Creston (includes handyDART)
- Elk Valley
- Fort St. John (includes handyDART for customers voting)
- Kamloops (includes handyDART)
- Kimberley
- Kitimat (includes handyDART)
- Merritt
- Nanaimo Regional (includes handyDART)
- Nelson (includes handyDART)
- Prince George (includes handyDART)
- Prince Rupert (includes handyDART)
- Port Alberni (includes handyDART)
- Port Edward
- Quesnel (includes handyDART)
- Revelstoke (includes handyDART)
- Salt Spring Island (paratransit system)
- South Okanagan – Similkameen* (includes handyDART)
- Victoria Regional (includes handyDART)
- West Kootenay (includes handyDART)
- Williams Lake
- Whistler
*The Town of Princeton is offering on-demand transit service within the town limits from 1:15 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. on Monday, September 20 to help residents cast their ballots as they do not have regular Monday service.
For more information on routes and schedules, please visit bctransit.com and select your community. For information on where you can vote, visit the Elections Canada website at elections.ca.
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