Your transit - Your say
Mission – BC Transit and the District of Mission will be seeking public input on proposed service changes in Mission at two open houses on Tuesday, March 6. Feedback gathered through these sessions will help BC Transit to build on the 2013 Abbotsford-Mission Transit Future Plan, with a specific focus on transit improvements in Mission...
New Abbotsford and Mission transit maintenance and operations facility update
Abbotsford – BC Transit invites residents of Abbotsford to a public open house about the proposed Central Fraser Valley Maintenance and Operations Facility. The open house will provide information about the rezoning, development permit and streamside protection variance applications for the property on Gladys Avenue, just south of Pratt Road in Abbotsford, B.C. The existing...
Statement from Manuel Achadinha, BC Transit President and Chief Executive Officer
Statement from Manuel Achadinha, BC Transit President and Chief Executive Officer: I, along with everyone at BC Transit, am extremely saddened to hear of the passing of the nine-year old girl involved in an incident with a BC Transit bus this morning in Abbotsford. Our hearts and thoughts are with her family and friends. Our...
New Abbotsford and Mission transit maintenance and operations facility update
Abbotsford – BC Transit is working with the City of Abbotsford on a proposal to develop a new transit operations and maintenance facility on Gladys Avenue just south of Pratt Road in Abbotsford, B.C. The existing transit operations and maintenance facility is located outside of Abbotsford at 1225 Riverside Road and cannot meet the growing...
Introducing Sunday service to the Fraser Valley Express
Fraser Valley – Bus riders in the Central Fraser Valley and Chilliwack will soon be able to take advantage of the convenience and efficiency of route 66 Fraser Valley Express (FVX) on Sundays and holidays. Starting September 3, the FVX will offer four round trips on Sundays and holidays, with the first morning trip leaving...
Bus security camera installation begins in Abbotsford and Mission
Abbotsford and Mission – Phased installation is now underway of closed-circuit TV (CCTV) cameras on 6 BC Transit buses in Abbotsford and Mission. All medium- and heavy-duty buses acquired after 2005 will have the cameras installed, and new buses, 27 feet and longer, will be delivered with the cameras already factory-installed. A one-year evaluation (proof-of-concept)...
Better public transit for the Central Fraser Valley thanks to federal and provincial funding
Funding provided under the new Public Transit Infrastructure Fund. Safe, modern and efficient public infrastructure ensures the well-being of British Columbia communities. The governments of Canada and British Columbia are committed to supporting infrastructure that helps get people to good paying jobs and back to their families after a hard day’s work. The Member of...
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...
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...
Holiday Service
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