Join us in thanking transit drivers on Transit Driver Appreciation Day!
Mar 9, 2021
CORPORATE – BC Transit is showing our appreciation for our bus drivers on Transit Driver Appreciation Day (TDAD). Bus drivers are integral to their communities, and the pandemic has put a spotlight on the essential need for our team on the road.
- Transit Systems: Global
- Categories: Corporate
East Kootenay operating services contract award
Mar 3, 2021
CORPORATE - BC Transit has awarded the contract to Trail Transit for operation of transit services in the east Kootenay region. The east Kootenay region includes Cranbrook conventional, Cranbrook custom, Elk Valley, Columbia Valley, Kimberley, and Creston Valley services.
- Transit Systems: Elk Valley, Kimberley, Cranbrook, Creston Valley, Columbia Valley
- Categories: Corporate
Canada and British Columbia invest in improved BC Transit bus shelters in communities throughout the province
Mar 2, 2021
Victoria, British Columbia, March 1, 2021—The safety and well-being of Canadians are top
priorities of the governments of Canada and British Columbia. Investments in public transit
infrastructure during this extraordinary time provides an opportunity to create jobs, stimulate
economic growth, and make our communities more inclusive and resilient.
- Transit Systems: Global
- Categories: Customer Service
BC Transit named one of BC’s Top Employers for 2021
Feb 16, 2021
GLOBAL – For being an industry leader in offering an exceptional workplace for its 1,000 employees, BC Transit has been recognized as one of BC’s Top Employers for 2021.
- Transit Systems: Global
Organizations in British Columbia collaborate for a safer B.C. to source and distribute one million masks in support of safe, essential travel
Feb 10, 2021
Recognizing that we all have a role to play in taking action to protect our communities from the continued impact of COVID-19, particularly with the indefinite extension of public health restrictions, Deloitte Canada is joining forces with leading B.C. organizations including TransLink, OEC Group, Vancouver Airport Authority (YVR), BC Ferries, BCAA, SCI, and BC Transit, to source and distribute one million surgical masks to those who need them across the province.
- Transit Systems: Victoria, Boundary, Vernon, Squamish, Prince Rupert, Comox Valley, Chilliwack, Cranbrook, Hope, Agassiz-Harrison, Columbia Valley, Nanaimo, South Okanagan-Similkameen, Prince George, Creston Valley, Kamloops, Pemberton Valley, Kimberley, Powell River, Central Fraser Valley, Kelowna, Salt Spring Island
- Categories: Safety, Corporate, Collaboration
Full Driver Doors Retrofit Project Complete
Dec 18, 2020
GLOBAL – A total of 696 full driver doors have now been installed in buses across 34 transit systems to protect the health and safety of our drivers.
- Transit Systems: Global
- Categories: Safety
Free shuttle service returns to Kimberley Transit System
Dec 14, 2020
BC Transit and the City of Kimberley are pleased to offer free ski shuttle service from December 27, 2020 to April 4, 2021 in the Kimberley Transit System.
- Transit Systems: Kimberley
- Categories: Service and Fare Changes, Holiday Announcements, Customer Service
BC Restart Funding Statement Update
Dec 4, 2020
BC Transit is pleased to finalize the contribution agreements for additional COVID-19 funding with the Government of Canada and Province of BC.
- Transit Systems: Global
- Categories: Corporate
BC Transit mandatory face covering policy update
Nov 27, 2020
BC Transit is updating our mandatory face covering policy to align with the mandatory mask order implemented by the Province of BC.
- Transit Systems: Global
- Categories: Safety
Battery Electric Bus Request for Proposals Released
Nov 18, 2020
BC Transit is pleased to be proceeding with the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for our first 10 battery electric heavy-duty buses. Heavy duty buses are the regular 40’ transit buses you see in communities across the province.
- Transit Systems: Global
- Categories: Corporate