Time Change - March 10
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 10 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...
Have Your Say – Local Area Transit Plans Open House
Victoria – BC Transit is seeking public input and feedback through open houses in the Jubilee and Burnside/Tillicum local areas for phase two of the Local Area Transit Plans from March 11 until March 14. Changes under consideration in the Jubilee and Burnside/Tillicum areas include improvements to local transit routes, implementing new routes to service...
Ridership on the Rise in the Victoria Region
VICTORIA – BC Transit and the Victoria Regional Transit Commission (VRTC) are pleased to announce ridership is on the rise – up 5.5% over last year. In its Annual Report, BC Transit recorded 25,430,368 passenger trips in 2013/14 as compared to 24,112,232 trips in 2012/13. 2013/14 was a recovery year for the Victoria Regional Transit...
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...