Roll to Rock the Shores on board BC Transit
Victoria – Rock the Shores music festival is back this year, and BC Transit is pleased to partner with the festival organizers to help ensure safe, reliable transportation to and from festival grounds. The festival will take place from Friday, July 13, through Sunday, July 15, at the Westshore Parks and Recreation lower fields. Gates...
Ride the battery electric bus in Victoria as of July 23
Victoria – As part of a six-month trial, BC Transit will start using a battery electric bus in regular service on July 23. During the first week of revenue service, the bus is expected to operate on routes 2 James Bay/South Oak Bay/Willows, 4 UVic/Downtown, 11 Tillicum Mall/UVic, and 27 Gordon Head/Downtown. The battery electric...
BC Transit announces seasonal service changes in Victoria
Victoria – Starting Monday, July 2, regular seasonal service changes will take effect in the Victoria Regional Transit System, providing expanded service to popular summer destinations for residents and visitors. Bus riders wishing to enjoy Thetis Lake or Butchart Gardens, or wanting to catch a ferry at Swartz Bay will find it easier to get...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...