FREE TRANSIT ON JULY 23 CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF SERVICE

100 MILE HOUSE – Enjoy a day of free fares on Thursday, July 23, 2015 as the District of 100 Mile House and Cariboo Regional District (CRD) celebrate 25 years of providing public transit in the community.

BC Transit, the Cariboo Regional District and the District of 100 Mile House are offering free fares on July 23 to recognize this historic milestone. The date also coincides with community celebrations from July 18 – 26 to mark the District of 100 Mile House’s 50th year since its incorporation.

“The District of 100 Mile House, along with our CRD partners, is pleased to acknowledge our 25 year relationship with BC Transit in providing a valuable transportation alternative in the South Cariboo,” said Mayor Mitch Campsall. “We look forward to continued service excellence from our partners at BC Transit over the next 25 years.”

“For 25 years, public transit has been an integral part of the community,” said Manuel Achadinha, President and CEO of BC Transit. “We are pleased to celebrate these major milestones and our longstanding partnership with the Cariboo Regional District and the District of 100 Mile House.”

“This has been my dream job,” said Lindsay Nieson, local operator of the bus service. “I love driving people where they need to go and with the combination of handyDART and regular routes, it makes for a very interesting and fulfilling day. After 25 years it is still as rewarding as when I started.”

For more information on transit services, please consult the website at https://www.bctransit.com/100-mile-house/home or call 250.395.2834.

Learn more about local 50th Anniversary celebrations and events on the 100 Mile House Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/100milehouse50thanniversary2015

Media Contact:

John Barry, BC Transit, Manager of Corporate and Online Communications
media@bctransit.com
250.995.5830