?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>West Kootenay
Red Mountain ski bus wraps up another season
BC Transit, the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary and the Regional District of Central Kootenay are advising customers that the West Kootenay Transit system ski bus, route 48 to Red Mountain, will end service on Sunday, March 26, 2023. Route 48 to Red Mountain will be running every day during spring break, from March 18...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Campbell River
Seasonal changes to transit in Campbell River
BC Transit and the City of Campbell River are advising transit users of some upcoming changes to the system, starting April 1, 2023. Changes are being made to route 8 Quinsam/North Island College: One trip will be added to route 1 Campbellton/Willow Point via Dogwood at 1:40 p.m. and the 2:13 p.m. trip will now...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Mount Waddington
Spring service change for Mount Waddington Transit System
BC Transit and the Regional District of Mount Waddington are announcing seasonal changes to the transit system, effective Saturday, April 1, 2023. The following routes will be impacted: For more information on fares, routes and schedules, visit bctransit.com/mount-waddington Media contacts BC Transit communications media@bctransit.com
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Victoria
BC Transit and Unifor Local 333-BC ratify three-year Collective Agreement
BC Transit and Unifor Local 333-BC have ratified a new three-year collective agreement. The agreement reached is consistent with the BC Government’s Shared Recovery Mandate. The agreement provides for wage increases of a flat rate of $0.25 per hour and a 3.24% increase in Year 1, a minimum of 5.5% to a maximum of 6.75%...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Victoria
Canada and British Columbia invest in new centralized Provincial Distribution Centre for BC Transit bus fleet
Today, the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, the Honourable Rob Fleming, British Columbia’s Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, and Erinn Pinkerton, President and CEO of BC Transit, announced a joint investment of more than $20.6 million towards a central Provincial Distribution...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>100 Mile House, Ashcroft-Cache Creek-Clinton, Bella Coola Valley, Boundary, Bulkley-Nechako, Campbell River, Clearwater, Columbia Valley, Comox Valley, Cowichan Valley, Cranbrook, Creston Valley, Dawson Creek, Elk Valley, Fort St. John, Hazeltons, Highway 16, Kamloops, Kelowna, Kimberley, Kitimat, Merritt, Mount Waddington, Nanaimo, Pemberton Valley, Port Alberni, Port Edward, Powell River, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Quesnel, Revelstoke, Salt Spring Island, Sea To Sky, Shuswap, Skeena, Smithers, South Okanagan-Similkameen, Squamish, Sunshine Coast, Terrace, Tofino, Ucluelet, Vernon, Victoria, West Kootenay, Whistler, Williams Lake
BC Transit marks Transit Operator and Worker Appreciation Day
They safely get customers where they need to go, keep the buses on the road, optimize the schedules and support transportation service you can rely on – they are your transit workers. This month, BC Transit and its partners are thanking them for all they do. “We saw throughout the pandemic the importance of a...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Victoria
BC Transit launches Umo Pilot Implementation
BC Transit is excited to announce the next step in its Electronic Fare Collection System Project, piloting Umo (pronounced “you-mo”) in the Victoria Regional Transit System. In the coming weeks, riders will see fare validators installed aboard the bus as the organization begins to test the Umo platform. The pilot project is intended to test...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Victoria
BC Transit and Unifor Local 333 reach tentative agreement
BC Transit and Unifor Local 333 have reached a tentative labour agreement. The tentative agreement will be reviewed and ratified by Unifor 333 members and the BC Transit Board of Directors over the next few weeks. Details of the agreement will not be released until after ratification. Unifor 333 represents approximately 680 transit operators and...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Victoria
Notice of Victoria Regional Transit Commission meeting
The Victoria Regional Transit Commission (VRTC) has its next public meeting as follows: Date: Monday, March 13, 2023 Time: 9:00 am to 11:00 am (PDT) Location: BC Transit (Boardroom), 520 Gorge Road East, Victoria For members of the public and media who would like to attend this meeting, please send an email request to victoria_commission@bctransit.com....
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Comox Valley
Comox Valley driver recognized for having a big heart by local high school
Anyone that lives in the Comox Valley and rides the bus knows who Transit Operator JD Ludlow is. But they’re more likely to know him as ‘The Flowerman’. This character, filled to the brim with community spirit, has been lifting people up and making them smile for the past three years. And his good deeds...