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Seasonal service changes head to Salt Spring Island
SALT SPRING ISLAND – BC Transit and the Capital Regional District (CRD) are announcing a seasonal service change in the Salt Spring Island Transit System effective October 1, 2019. The seasonal service change will match the usual decrease in ridership during the summer months in the Salt Spring Island Transit System and coincide with upcoming...
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Top 40 Under 40 Recognition for Erinn Pinkerton
Erinn Pinkerton, BC Transit’s President and Chief Executive Officer, has been a visionary since the day she stepped foot in the realm of public transportation almost 20 years ago. Her ambition and work ethic have paved the way for her to bring her ideas to fruition. It is a skill she has demonstrated from the...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Quesnel
Catch a free ride to the Seniors Day and Resource Fair
QUESNEL – Looking to get to the Seniors Day and Resource Fair in Quesnel? Hop on the bus for free and let us do the driving. The City of Quesnel and BC Transit are pleased to offer free transit service for seniors on Saturday, September 21, making it easier for them to get to and...
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BC Transit moves forward with full driver door project to improve safety
Corporate – BC Transit is moving forward with Arow Global Corporation to design and manufacture full driver doors for our high capacity buses (double deckers), heavy duty buses (regular 40 foot transit buses), and medium duty buses across the province. The project is expected to cost approximately $6.5 million. The full driver door includes a...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Port Alberni
Alberni-Clayoquot Electoral Area Expansion – Sproat Lake/Beaver Creek/Cherry Creek
BC Transit has completed a feasibility study to determine potential service options and resources required to implement transit service options in the electoral areas surrounding Port Alberni to provide connections between Port Alberni and the communities of Sproat Lake, Beaver Creek, and Cherry Creek. Two service options were developed and the associated resources required to...
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BC Transit celebrates accomplishments in ridership, infrastructure development and technology
CORPORATE – BC Transit is releasing its 2018/19 annual report. This year’s achievements include increases in ridership, implementation of key infrastructure projects, and service expansions across the province. Province-wide, BC Transit enjoyed a six per cent increase in ridership with 57 million annual passenger trips, which is the highest growth since 2008/09. Approximately 58,000 annualized...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Comox Valley
New weekend service for Comox Valley handyDART riders
COMOX VALLEY – BC Transit and the Comox Valley Regional District are pleased to announce the introduction of weekend service for handyDART riders in the Comox Valley Regional Transit System. The introduction of weekend service is coming into effect with an increase in handyDART service hours by 1,500 hours per year. handyDART is an accessible,...
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Port Alberni handyDART gets additional service hours
PORT ALBERNI – handyDART customers in the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District will soon be able to utilize additional services, thanks to 1,300 in service expansion hours. BC Transit and the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District are pleased to announce expansion hours to handyDART services in the Port Alberni Regional Transit System effective September 3, 2019. handyDART is an...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Victoria
Greater Victoria School District, Songhees and Esquimalt Nations and BC Transit Collaborate to Improve Student Transportation
VICTORIA, B.C. – Beginning this September all grade 9-12 students living on the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations will receive a U-PASS, which will help remove transportation costs as a barrier to school attendance. This program is a result of the BC Tripartite Education Agreement between the Government of Canada, the Government of British Columbia and...
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Labour Day is Sept. 2 – Check Your Schedule
British Columbia Day – Bus service levels will vary in each BC Transit community for the Labour Day statutory holiday on Monday, September 2. If you are not sure what your local service levels are, please call your local customer service (see Contact tab at top right of this page) or check the Holiday Service...