Help Fill Santa’s Sleigh Bus this holiday season
KELOWNA – BC Transit, First Canada, and our regional partners* will be supporting the Fill Santa’s Sleigh Bus event held by FreshCo. FreshCo will be collecting hamper donations from Thursday, December 10 to Sunday, December 13. This event is being held in place of the 18th Annual Santa Bus event. Hampers can be purchased at...
BC Restart Funding Statement Update
BC Transit is pleased to finalize the contribution agreements for additional COVID-19 funding with the Government of Canada and Province of BC. “The funding from the Government of Canada and Province of BC will allow BC Transit and our local government partners to continue providing transportation services our customers can rely on despite the impacts...
Reminder: Survey for interregional transit service between Cowichan Valley and Nanaimo
BC Transit, the Cowichan Valley Regional District, and the Regional District of Nanaimo want to remind customers about the feedback survey for interregional transit service between the two regions. The proposed interregional transit service would provide opportunities to travel between the Cowichan Valley and the Nanaimo region via transit. The online survey, which was initially...
Cancellation of Stuff-A-Bus fundraiser event
KELOWNA – For the continued safety of volunteers and customers, BC Transit along with Virgin Radio Kelowna, EZ Rock and AM 1150 have cancelled the annual Stuff-A-Bus event in Kelowna and West Kelowna to ensure continued alignment with public health orders. We understand the importance of donations this time of year and although the event...
Cancellation of Stuff the Bus event
VICTORIA – For the continued safety of volunteers and customers, BC Transit has cancelled the annual Stuff the Bus event in Victoria to ensure continued alignment with public health orders. We understand the importance of donations this time of year and although the event is cancelled, we encourage people to reach out directly to our...
Victoria Celebrates 20 Years of Double Decker Buses
VICTORIA – This year marks the 20th anniversary of double decker buses in the Victoria Regional Transit System. BC Transit is acknowledging the impact of these buses on the region, and the forthcoming retirement of the first 10 that entered service, with a number of planned activities. On August 1, 2000, 10 double deckers rolled...
Santa Bus is coming to town!
VICTORIA – Oh, what fun it is to ride on the Santa Bus! BC Transit is excited to bring a little joy to the world once again this year. Folks should be on the lookout for the annual Santa Bus making its way around town in the Victoria Regional Transit System. You can catch a...
Ride the bus for only a quarter in Powell River!
POWELL RIVER – Hop on the bus for just a quarter in the Powell River Transit System on December 11 and 12. The qathet Regional District, City of Powell River and BC Transit are encouraging folks to leave their car at home and take transit for only 25-cents this holiday season. The 25-cent fare is...
Face covering awareness campaign set for Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – BC Transit and Kamloops RCMP are carrying out a joint, on-site awareness campaign to ensure all customers able to wear a face covering are complying with this important directive from the Provincial Health Officer. During the morning of Tuesday, December 1 members of the Kamloops RCMP will join BC Transit in handing out...
BC Transit mandatory face covering policy update
BC Transit is updating our mandatory face covering policy to align with the mandatory mask order implemented by the Province of BC. It is required that customers are wearing face covering when on board a BC Transit vehicle. The order from the Province of BC also requires customers waiting at covered bus stops to be...