New Automated Solution for Bus Location 'Call Outs'
VICTORIA – BC Transit is pleased to announce it plans to purchase and install a Trekker Breeze + automated voice annunciation device on every bus in the Victoria Regional Transit System starting this fall. The implementation will occur in stages starting with 25 buses being equipped in August to conduct final road tests. The remainder...
Empire Days Discount
COMOX VALLEY – Take transit and enjoy the Empire Days parade in Cumberland with no driving or parking worries. [REPLACED EMBEDDED “Document_C” LINK [[Asset Included(Id:1403643163273;Type:Document_C)]]. The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) and BC Transit are offering discount rides on the 128th anniversary of Empire Days. On Monday, May 18, 2015 rides are $1 on a...
Victoria Service Change: April 6, 2015
Victoria Service Change Information Effective April 6, 2015 [REPLACED EMBEDDED “Document_C” LINK [[Asset Included(Id:1403642536077;Type:Document_C)]]
Transit Over the Holidays
KELOWNA – BC Transit, City of Kelowna, District of West Kelowna, District of Lake Country, Westbank First Nation, District of Peachland and the Regional District of Central Okanagan are getting into the holiday spirit with the return of the Santa Sleigh Bus and the Parade of Lights. Join in the fun when the Santa Sleigh...
Family Day Feb. 12 – Check Your Local Schedule
Bus service levels will vary in each BC Transit community for British Columbia’s Family Day holiday on Monday, February 12. If you are not sure what your local service levels are, please call your local customer service (see Contact tab at top of this page) or check the Holiday Service page. BC Transit wishes you...
Construction begins for new southbound Victoria bus priority lanes
Victoria – Construction is set to begin for the southbound Douglas Street bus priority lanes, which will reach from Tolmie Avenue to Hillside Avenue. Once complete, the bus lanes will run northbound and southbound from Fisgard Avenue to Tolmie Avenue. “People who live and work in the Capital Regional District are understandably frustrated with mounting...
New Maintenance Facility to Improve Transit
BC Transit is designing a new operations and maintenance facility from 2017-19 to better serve its customers in the Cowichan Valley. The existing facilities are at capacity and are spread out over three locations. The new facility will centralize all three facilities into one and allow for more transit vehicles. To read the proposed details,...
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VICTORIA – The Victoria Regional Transit Commission (VRTC) and the Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria (ICA) are proud to announce that free transit passes are rolling out to new refugee families in the Capital Region. On December 8, 2015 the VRTC voted to supply refugees, regardless of country of origin, a year’s worth of free...
Going the extra mile: BC Transit recognizes new Million Miler Award and SAFE Award recipients
Victoria – Eight employees that exemplify BC Transit’s top core value of safety were honoured on Saturday, May 27. The six new Million Miler Award recipients and two new SAFE Award recipients were recognized by the Honourable Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia and BC Transit’s President and Chief Executive Officer Manuel Achadinha. The...
Free Event Shuttle on April 8!
Penticton – Be our guest! BC Transit and the City of Penticton will be offering free shuttle service to and from the South Okanagan Events Centre on April 8, 2017. Shuttles will be running to and from the South Okanagan Events Centre between 11:00 am and 11:00 pm. Four stops will be participating in the...