Heat warnings in effect throughout province for BC Transit customers
BC Transit reminds customers that Environment Canada has issued heat warnings for many communities in British Columbia, with some extremely high temperatures expected through the long weekend. Extreme heat affects everyone. The risks are greater for young children, pregnant women, older adults, people with chronic illnesses and people working or exercising outdoors. It’s important to...
GradPASS returns to offer Grade 12 students free and safe transportation
BC Transit and its partner communities across the province are once again offering the popular GradPASS program for graduating high school students. Grade 12 students from participating schools in more than 70 communities across British Columbia will be able to ride the bus for free any two days during the month of June thanks to...
BC Transit seeking input with new Voice of the Rider engagement platform
BC Transit has officially launched Voice of the Rider, an online engagement platform where people can share their feedback and discuss ways to improve the transit experience in communities across the province. BC Transit believes that in order to better understand riders and prospective riders, the organization needs to better connect with communities and ensure...
Seasonal service changes coming to the Mount Waddington Transit System
BC Transit and the Regional District of Mount Waddington are announcing a seasonal service change effective Sunday, March 27 in the Mount Waddington Transit System. Schedule times for 5 Coal Harbour are being adjusted effective March 27, and 6 Woss ends service on March 26. For more information on fares, routes and schedules, visit bctransit.com/mount-waddington...
BC Transit chosen as one of BC’s Top Employers for 2022
BC Transit has once again been recognized as an industry leader in offering an exceptional workplace for its employees, as the organization has been named one of BC’s Top Employers for 2022. “We work hard to deliver transportation services you can rely on while also providing employees with an inclusive work environment where they can...
Join BC Transit in recognizing Transit Operator and Worker Appreciation Day
BC Transit is once again asking riders to join them in showing appreciation for the people who make it possible for many British Columbians to move throughout their communities and beyond with Transit Operator and Worker Appreciation Day. “Transit operators and all the people who support them do an amazing job every day and I’m...
Seasonal service changes begin to the Mount Waddington Transit System
MOUNT WADDINGTON – BC Transit and the Regional District of Mount Waddington are announcing a seasonal service change effective Saturday, December 4, 2021 in the Mount Waddington Transit System. The Mt. Cain Ski Shuttle is not operating this year. In order to reflect the cancellation of this service, schedule changes will be implemented on Saturday-only...
Vancouver Island transit workers volunteer time fighting interior wildfires
Residents evacuated, homes and properties decimated and even an entire B.C. town completely destroyed. The wildfires experienced in many parts of the province this summer have been particularly devastating. If not for the tireless and heroic work of hundreds of firefighters, an already terrible wildfire season would have been unthinkably worse. Fire Departments throughout the...
Seasonal service changes head to the Mount Waddington Transit System
MOUNT WADDINGTON – BC Transit and The Regional District of Mount Waddington are announcing a seasonal service change effective December 5, 2020 in the Mount Waddington Transit System. Due to the pandemic, the annual Mt. Cain ski shuttle will not be operating this year. In order to reflect the cancellation of this service, BC Transit...
Free transit service on election day in the Mount Waddington Transit System
MOUNT WADDINGTON – The Regional District of Mount Waddington (RDMW) and BC Transit are providing free transit service on October 24, 2020 on election day. The RDMW will be offering additional special service on Saturday for Kwakiutl First Nation, Quatsino First Nation, Coal Harbour residents as well as Port Hardy Hospital/Eagle Ridge Manor/Rotary Seniors Home...