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Your Transit, Your Say
VICTORIA – Help the Victoria Regional Transit Commission strike a balance between the price you pay to ride the bus and the amount of property tax you contribute to run BC Transit. The VRTC is looking to set fare rates for the next three years. You are encouraged to phone, email or complete an online...
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Holiday Stuff the Bus
VICTORIA – BC Transit and its employees need your help to Stuff the Bus with food and toys for the Mustard Seed Food Bank, 1UP the Single Parent Resource Centre and the Sidney Lions Club. Stuff the Bus will be held on December 15, 2012 at the Safeway parking lot in the Tillicum Centre and...
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Free Rides for Military Members Past and Present
VICTORIA – The Victoria Regional Transit Commission and BC Transit are offering free rides on Remembrance Day to military personnel in uniform and to customers with Army, Navy or Air Force Association cards. The free service applies on November 11, 2013 and is a small gesture to honour the many sacrifices of the men and...
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Fare Advisory
VICTORIA – Effective April 1, 2012 BC Transit riders can expect a modest increase in monthly passes for adults, handyDART users, college students, seniors and youth. This is the last of a three year annual increase that was approved by the Victoria Regional Transit Commission in 2010. A monthly pass for both adults and handyDART...
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Transit Driver Appreciation Day
VICTORIA _ Tomorrow is Transit Driver Appreciation Day. BC Transit is celebrating on March 18, 2014 by saluting some of the extraordinary men and women who go the extra mile (kilometer) to safely provide exceptional customer service. Why March 18? It is believed to be the debut of transit services in Paris in 1662. For...
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New Flyer Midi Bus Trial to Begin in Victoria
VICTORIA – BC Transit and New Flyer Industries Canada ULC are teaming up to test a new medium-duty bus in the Victoria Regional System. The 35-foot New Flyer MiDi� demonstration bus will be in revenue service as of January 23, 2014. The bus will be operating in the Victoria Regional Transit System for three months...
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Seeking Public Input to Shape Future Transit Services
VICTORIA – The Victoria Regional Transit Commission (VRTC) and BC Transit are inviting the public to visit the Transit Future Bus and tell us what service improvements they would like to see in the next few years. BC Transit staff are working on service improvements and proposed service design standards based on feedback we’ve heard...
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BC Transit is the First Crown to Achieve WorkSafeBC Recognition
VICTORIA – On March 21, 2012 BC Municipal Safety Association and WorkSafeBC presents BC Transit with their coveted Certificate of Recognition (COR). COR recognizes and rewards companies that go the extra mile beyond the legal requirements of the Workers Compensation Act and Occupational Health Regulation by taking a best practices approach to implementing health, safety...
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Next Stop Douglas and Johnson!
May 3th, 2012 – BC Transit, in cooperation with the Downtown Victoria Business Association, embraces good, old-fashioned customer service with operators calling out major bus stops. Media partners are invited to listen and watch as BC Transit operators resume the practice of calling out bus stops. It’s been more than 30 years since the verbal...
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Work Underway on Bus Lanes
VICTORIA _ Construction begins today on Phase 1 of bus lanes on Douglas Street. Phase 1 focuses on the creation of shared bus and bike lanes from Fisgard Street to Hillside Avenue. The improvements are designed to shorten travel times for transit customers, increase the reliability of public transit and reduce harmful GHGs by limiting...