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New handyDART buses for Victoria Regional Transit System
VICTORIA– Starting today, passengers can expect to see 16 new light-duty buses operating in the Victoria Regional Transit System, providing safe, reliable and comfortable handyDART service for people across the region. The 26-foot light-duty Micro Bird G5 buses can carry up to 18 seated passengers, and provide flexibility for up to four mobility aids. Each...
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United Way Spirit Award
Once again, members of UNIFOR Local 333, CUPE 4500, and MoveUp have been honoured by the United Way for carrying out another extremely successful campaign. The Labour Partnership Spirit Award recognizes unions or locals for significant engagement and involvement in an employee campaign. “I am honoured to accept this United Way Spirit Award for Labour...
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Celebrate Bike to Work Week and Clean Air Day with free rides in the Victoria Regional Transit System
VICTORIA — The Victoria Regional Transit Commission and BC Transit are pleased to celebrate Bike to Work Week and Clean Air Day by offering participating cyclists free rides. Customers in Greater Victoria will be able to ride the bus for free on June 2, 2021 for Clean Air Day. Just hop on the bus and...
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BC Transit Union generosity recognized for second straight year
Once again, members of UNIFOR Local 333, CUPE 4500, and MoveUp have been honoured by the United Way for carrying out another extremely successful campaign. The Labour Partnership Spirit Award recognizes unions or locals for significant engagement and involvement in an employee campaign. “I am honoured to accept this United Way Spirit Award for Labour...
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Victoria driver’s big heart and small gesture touch local family
Every weekday, like clockwork, two-year old Adalyn Wall and one of her parents walk her older sister to and from kindergarten. They take the same route along Helmcken every day, and because Adalyn loves trucks and buses, she makes sure to wave at every driver they see passing by. “One specific BC Transit driver would...
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Retiring “low floor” bus finds new home in transit museum
BC Transit bus 9753 has had a long, reliable and adventurous career. And after 25 years of service taking it throughout almost every part of the province, this New Flyer has now been donated to the Transit Museum Society of BC. The New Flyer D40LF has been a mainstay of transit fleets throughout North America,...
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Celebrate Earth Day with free transit in the Victoria Regional Transit System
VICTORIA — Join BC Transit and the Victoria Regional Transit Commission (VRTC) in celebrating Earth Day on Thursday, April 22 by leaving your car at home and taking the bus for free in the Victoria Regional Transit System! BC Transit and the VRTC are proud to participate in Earth Day initiatives in Greater Victoria and...
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New handyDART buses arriving in Victoria and Nanaimo
VICTORIA – Starting today, passengers can expect to see 13 new light-duty buses operating in Victoria, providing safe, reliable and comfortable handyDART service for people across the region. An additional 15 buses will be added in the Regional District of Nanaimo in mid-June. The 26-foot light-duty Micro Bird G5 buses can carry up to 20...
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BC Transit teamwork helps VicPD to quickly locate missing elderly person
They say the first 48 hours are the most crucial in locating a missing person. Thanks to the support of BC Transit employees in Victoria, an elderly man was located safely just minutes after the initial call went out. Clear protocols, open communication and immediate action. That combination is why things came together so quickly...
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Canada and British Columbia invest in public transit infrastructure to improve capacity, safety, and service in Greater Victoria
The safety and well-being of Canadians are top priorities of the governments of Canada and British Columbia. Investments in public transit infrastructure during this extraordinary time help create jobs, stimulate economic growth, and make our communities more inclusive and resilient. British Columbians need safe, accessible, and reliable public transit to get to work, school and...