BC Transit implementing NextRide real-time bus location technology
Corporate – BC Transit is implementing real-time bus location technology in select communities across the province. NextRide uses Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) to provide customers with real-time data on the location of their bus and its predicted arrival time at a stop. With the introduction of this technology comes a responsive website, enabling passengers to...
Time Change - March 11
Please be advised that BC Transit communities in British Columbia (excluding Dawson Creek, Fort St. John, and the Creston Valley) will move clocks forward one hour on Sunday, March 11 at 2 am for Canada’s daylight savings time. We ask customers to please plan ahead to take the time change into account this weekend. If...
Extended Transit Hours on New Year's Eve
Kamloops – BC Transit and the City of Kamloops are getting into the holiday season with extended service on New Year’s Eve. Please see exact times:[REPLACED EMBEDDED “Document_C” LINK [[Asset Included(Id:1403646913650;Type:Document_C)]] BC Transit customers in Kamloops should also be aware of the following holiday schedule: December 24 – Regular Service December 25 – No Service...
Hockey Fans, Staff Get Assist from Kamloops Transit
KAMLOOPS – Visitors and Kamloops residents involved in the 2016 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women’s World Hockey Tournament can look forward to more transit options during the games. BC Transit and the City of Kamloops are pleased to provide shuttle and extended service on game days on March 28, 29, 31, and April 1,...
Update to Security Camera Pilot Project
CORPORATE – Starting today, BC Transit will be testing additional security equipment as part of a one-year pilot project that concludes in April 2016. Limited audio recording capability will be tested in and around the transit operator’s compartment, as well the activation of two external side-mounted cameras on 13 buses in the Victoria fleet. In...
Free Transit Rides for Graduates
CORPORATE – A record number of BC Transit communities are helping high school graduates celebrate their accomplishments with GradPASS. The special pass offers two days of free, unlimited transit travel during the month of June. A total of 21,500 GradPASS cards will be given to Grade 12 students in communities in 21 BC Transit systems....
Transit Driver Appreciation Day
KAMLOOPS – March 18, 2015 is Transit Driver Appreciation Day. BC Transit and the City of Kamloops are celebrating by saluting some of the extraordinary men and women who go the extra mile (kilometer) to safely provide exceptional customer service. Why March 18? It is believed to be the debut of transit services in Paris...
Your transit – Your say
Kamloops – BC Transit, Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc and the City of Kamloops welcome public feedback on a new transit service that will connect Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc and Sun Rivers to the Kamloops Transit System, starting September 2018. Come to one of three open houses on December 4 and 5, or provide feedback through an online...
Get home safely on New Year's Eve with BC Transit
Kamloops – To help people in Kamloops enjoy New Year’s Eve festivities safely, on Sunday, December 31, the City of Kamloops and BC Transit will be offering extended evening service, with the last trip of the night leaving after midnight on most routes. The special New Year’s Eve service will apply to all routes that...
Hop on the bus on by-election day and get to the polls for free
Kamloops – On Saturday, September 30, the City of Kamloops and BC Transit are making it easier for voters to get to the polls by offering free transit on all buses and routes in the Kamloops Transit System. Free by-election day service will extend to registered handyDART users. For more information about schedules, routes and...