?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Global
Con-GRAD-dulations! Have a Safe Ride to Start a New Journey
GLOBAL – June will soon be bustin’ out all over, and across British Columbia, thousands of Grade 12 students will be bustin’ out of class. That means ceremonies, celebrations and the need for a safe ride home. BC Transit and its partner communities are thrilled to offer, once again, the GradPASS: two days of free,...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Powell River
Take the Shuttle to the Shellfish Festival
POWELL RIVER – BC Transit and the Powell River Regional District are encouraging everyone who is attending the 9th Annual Lund Shellfish Festival to take transit. The festival runs two days: May 28 and 29. The Shellfish Shuttle will run from the Town Centre Mall to Lund Harbour with stops at Willingdon Beach, Townsite, Wildwood...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Comox Valley
Victoria Day Special
COMOX VALLEY – Get there by bus and enjoy the Victoria Day parade in Cumberland with no driving or parking worries. On Monday, May 23, 2016, the Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) and BC Transit are offering rides by donation for the 128th anniversary of Victoria Day celebrations in Cumberland. Buses will travel between downtown...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Smithers
Smithers Celebrates 25 Years of Transit
SMITHERS – The town of Smithers is celebrating a quarter century of transit on May 15th with a bus roadeo, cookies and free bus rides. Transit service began in Smithers with a single converted van in 1991. Now, a bus runs between Smithers and Telkwa five times on weekdays (six times Tuesday through Thursday) and...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Central Fraser Valley
Sentence for Bus Operator Attacker Sends Important Message
CENTRAL FRASER VALLEY – A court sentence for the man who attacked a transit operator in Abbotsford last fall is welcome, both for the punishment/deterrent effect and for the message it represents. Mario Cloutier was sentenced on April 27, 2016 to three months in jail for assaulting a BC Transit operator. Cloutier was also barred...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Sunshine Coast
New Transit Trip Planner Coming Soon
SUNSHINE COAST – Transit customers on the Sunshine Coast can look forward to greater convenience in their traveling. The Transit Trip Planner is now “live” on the Sunshine Coast Transit website. Here you can type in your trip origin, destination, date and time of your departure or desired arrival, and have your bus routes, connections...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Kelowna
Seasonal Service Adjustments for Kelowna
KELOWNA – The end of the school year for many students brings some changes to bus service in the Kelowna region. Due to reduced demand at certain times of day, some trips on routes serving Okanagan College and UBCO will be discontinued for the season as of April 24. On the #97 Okanagan RapidBus, late-night...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Salt Spring Island
Seasonal Service Changes on Salt Spring Island
SALT SPRING ISLAND – Bus schedules will be adjusted on Salt Spring Island as of April 22, 2016. The adjustments will align with the seasonal changes to the BC Ferries schedules, to ensure smoother connections for visitors as well as local residents. As of June 29, summer service will resume, and Salt Spring Transit will...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Central Fraser Valley, Chilliwack
FVX One Year On: Thank You Everybody!
FRASER VALLEY – For a year now, Fraser Valley residents have been getting their kicks on Route 66 – the #66 Fraser Valley Express (#66 FVX) will mark its first anniversary on April 6. BC Transit and its partners, the Fraser Valley Regional District and the Cities of Abbotsford and Chilliwack, have some special events...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Kelowna
Help Develop Kelowna's Transit Future Plan
KELOWNA – Transit needs in the Kelowna region are changing, and BC Transit and the Kelowna Regional Transit System want to hear from customers. On April 5 and 6, Transit staff will be conducting in-person surveys, asking people what they think of the transit service and how it can better suit their needs. Staff will...