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Notice of Victoria Regional Transit Commission meeting
VICTORIA – The Victoria Regional Transit Commission (VRTC) has its next scheduled public meeting as follows: Date: Tuesday, August 11, 2020 Time: 9 a.m. to noon (PDT) Members of the public and media are able to attend the live WebEx meeting by sending an email request to victoria_commission@bctransit.com. The meeting will also be recorded and...
BC Transit to mandate use of face coverings
Accommodations will be permitted for children under the age of 5 and those that cannot wear a face covering for health reasons. We recognize the advice from health professionals, including Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, has been to wear face coverings when physical distancing is not possible including on transit vehicles. Customers have indicated...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Agassiz-Harrison, Central Fraser Valley, Chilliwack, Hope
Full driver doors coming to buses in Fraser Valley transit systems
ABBOTSFORD – Passengers in the Agassiz-Harrison, Central Fraser Valley, Chilliwack and Hope transit systems will soon see buses equipped with full driver doors designed to protect the health and safety of BC Transit operators. Retrofits on all conventional fleet buses in the Central Fraser Valley, Chilliwack and Hope transit systems will get underway in the...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Ashcroft-Cache Creek-Clinton
Door-to-door service makes its way to Cache Creek
ASHCROFT – BC Transit and the Village of Ashcroft are announcing the addition door-to-door service in the Ashcroft-Cache Creek-Clinton Transit System. Residents of Cache Creek will be able to request local door-to-door service with BC Transit starting on August 3, 2020. The route 1 Ashcroft-Cache Creek-Clinton will provide door-to-door service in Cache Creek on Wednesdays...
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BC Transit expanding bus service with Yale First Nation
HOPE – Beginning August 4, 2020, BC Transit customers will have an additional bus stop for route 22 Hope, enhancing service for the Yale First Nation community and all others using public transit to move throughout the Hope Regional Transit System. The new bus shelter and pullout for the route 22 Hope bus for eastbound...
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More CNG buses arriving in Victoria
VICTORIA – Passengers can expect to see 25 new medium-duty Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses operating in Victoria in the coming weeks, providing a quieter, greener transit experience for people across the region. Each 30-foot, medium-duty Grande West Vicinity bus can carry up to 24 seated passengers and 20 standing passengers. Each new bus is...
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Health Connections coming to Boundary Transit System
GRAND FORKS – Interior Health, the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary and BC Transit are announcing a new Health Connections route between Rock Creek and Grand Forks as part of a planned service change beginning August 1. The route 70 Health Connections service will operate every Tuesday from approximately 8:30am to 2:30pm, and will have...
“Together we ride” - BC Transit launches a province-wide campaign to encourage considerate transit etiquette
CORPORATE – A province-wide advertising campaign launched today, encouraging considerate etiquette on board BC Transit buses, including the wearing of face coverings (for those who have no medical issues that prevent them from doing so). The tag line “Together we ride” reminds riders that safety is a collaborative effort and endeavors to foster an environment...
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BC Transit to hand out branded face coverings Monday at transit stops across Greater Victoria
VICTORIA – To encourage the use of face coverings on board our buses, BC Transit will be deploying street teams across the Victoria Regional Transit System to hand out branded masks during the morning commute on Monday, July 20. Times and locations are available below. Following the guidance of the Provincial Health Officer and WorkSafeBC,...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Whistler
Information on September service changes available now for the Whistler Transit System
WHISTLER – BC Transit and the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) are providing customers with information regarding the upcoming September service change in the Whistler Transit System available now on BC Transit’s newest engagement website http://engage.bctransit.com/whistler/. In light of COVID-19, BC Transit, the RMOW and Whistler Transit are working together to optimize the schedule for...