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BC Transit congratulates the new Million Miler award recipients in Victoria
VICTORIA – On Saturday, May 5, the Honourable Janet Austin, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, Catherine Holt, BC Transit Board of Directors Chair, and Erinn Pinkerton, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of BC Transit, recognized the achievements of BC Transit employees who have shown a commitment to safety. “Marking 20-years of accident-free driving is...
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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...
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Announcement from BC Transit Board of Directors Chair Catherine Holt
Victoria – BC Transit announced that Manuel Achadinha, President and Chief Executive Officer, has left the organization effective today, Wednesday April 25, 2018. The board is grateful to Mr. Achadinha for his service, and recognizes the significant contributions he has made to modernizing and expanding BC Transit over the 10 years he has spent in...
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Spring brings service changes to Victoria, improvements to Westshore routes
VICTORIA – Starting Monday, April 9, transit riders in Greater Victoria will benefit from improved service in and to the Westshore area, including more effective connections that will take better advantage of the new Westshore Parkway and Westhills Exchange. Westshore area improvements involve careful restructuring of existing routes and schedules to better meet the needs...
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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...
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Your Transit -- Your Say
Victoria – BC Transit is seeking public input through two open houses on the Saanich Peninsula on Wednesday, February 28 and Thursday, March 1. Changes under consideration include improvements to routes 81 Brentwood/Sidney/Swartz Bay, 83 Sidney/Brentwood/Royal Oak and 88 Airport/Sidney, and the creation of a new route that will enhance service to the Dean Park...
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Fall Service Changes in Victoria Meet Back to School Demand
VICTORIA – BC Transit is making several seasonal service adjustments to meet the demand for back to school service. These service adjustments will see the reinstatement of post-secondary and secondary school services that were reduced over the spring and summer. Several routes have also been adjusted in order to service the new Royal Bay and...
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BC Transit Begins Roll Out of Automated Bus Location 'Call Outs'
[REPLACED EMBEDDED “Image_C” LINK [[Asset Included(Id:1403643808010;Type:Image_C)]] VICTORIA – On Tuesday, August 24, BC Transit started to roll out the Trekker Breeze+ automated voice annunciators on 25 of our buses in the Victoria Regional Transit System. The installation on the first 25 buses will ensure that the devices are working effectively with the public address system...
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New Automated Solution for Bus Location 'Call Outs'
VICTORIA – BC Transit is pleased to announce it plans to purchase and install a Trekker Breeze + automated voice annunciation device on every bus in the Victoria Regional Transit System starting this fall. The implementation will occur in stages starting with 25 buses being equipped in August to conduct final road tests. The remainder...
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Service Changes in Victoria Meet Summer Demand
VICTORIA – Effective June 29, 2015, BC Transit is making seasonal service adjustments that support the region’s Transit Future Plan and recent Victoria Regional Service Review. Annual summer service reductions will go into effect on routes servicing schools including the University of Victoria, Camosun College and Royal Roads University. The seasonal adjustment allows BC Transit...