Transit service rerouted to support Car Free Day YYJ 2017
VICTORIA – Once again this year, BC Transit is proud to be a partner in the third annual Car Free YYJ 2017 on Sunday, June 18. With a nine-block stretch of Douglas Street being blocked off to traffic for much of the day, there will be changes in regular transit service in the downtown core....
Holiday Stuff the Bus
VICTORIA – BC Transit and its employees need your help to Stuff the Bus for the Mustard Seed Food Bank and Our Place Society. The 13th Annual Stuff the Bus will be held on Saturday, November 15, 2014 at the Tillicum Mall. Over the past 13 years, nearly $140,000 has been collected in support of...
Rock the Shores with BC Transit
VICTORIA – BC Transit is partnering with organizers of Rock The Shores to provide extra transit service to the Juan de Fuca Recreation Centre in Colwood on July 13 and 14, 2013. Last year, thousands of people packed the Juan de Fuca Recreation (lower field) to listen to world-class musicians. Many of those Rock The...
BC Transit's annual Santa Bus rolls into town
Victoria – On December 15 and 16, keep an eye out for our traditional Santa Bus, spreading holiday cheer in Victoria for the 31st year! Hop on board and join Santa and his Elf, who will be taking time off their duties in the North Pole to visit Victoria and treat transit riders to candy...
Stuff the Bus for the Mustard Seed Food Bank
VICTORIA – On Friday June 15, 2012 help BC Transit Stuff the Bus. The hybrid double decker will be parked at Save on Foods (3510 Blanshard St) from 7 am to 7 pm. It will take 2200 pounds of non-perishable food donations to Stuff the Bus. Your donations couldn’t come at a better time! The...
Canada Day Victoria -- Local, Multicultural Entertainment for the Whole Family
VICTORIA, B.C. — Canada Day Victoria, presented by Coast Capital Savings, will showcase an impressive line-up of local and multicultural performances and family-friendly celebrations. The City of Victoria expects close to 50,000 attendees downtown on Sunday, July 1 at the festivities at Victoria’s Inner Harbour. Celebrations will begin at noon, culminating in the magnificent display...
BC Transit Helps Launch Daffodil Month
VICTORIA – BC Transit and its employees are honoured to partner with the Canadian Cancer Society, in its 75th anniversary year, by launching the 2013 Daffodil Month campaign in Greater Victoria. Nearly 300 BC Transit buses in the Victoria Regional System will have “Join the Fight. Wear a Daffodil.” signs in the windows and BC...
Stuff the Bus brings back the spirit of giving to Victoria
Victoria – On Saturday, December 16, pop by Save-On-Foods at Tillicum Centre, and help BC Transit stuff a bus in support of local Victoria charities. The 16th annual Stuff the Bus event will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., welcoming donations of non-perishable food items, toys and clothing to make the holiday season...
Stuff the Bus
VICTORIA – BC Transit and the Mustard Seed Food Bank are looking for your help to Stuff the Bus this spring. A BC Transit double decker bus will be parked at the Tillicum Mall Safeway (3170 Tillicum Road) on Friday, June 21, 2013 from 7 am to 7 pm. Donations of non-perishable food items, toiletries...
Transit service rerouted to support Car Free YYJ 2017
VICTORIA – Once again this year, BC Transit is proud to be a partner in the third annual Car Free YYJ 2017 on Sunday, June 18. With a nine-block stretch of Douglas Street being blocked off to traffic for much of the day, there will be changes in regular transit service in the downtown core....