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Employee Fundraising Campaign a Success
VICTORIA – BC Transit and its affiliated unions have had an incredible year with our employee charity fundraising campaign, raising over $60,000 in support of the Help Fill a Dream Foundation and the United Way of Greater Victoria. The BC Transit fundraising campaign kicked off the 30-year anniversary celebration of the Help Fill a Dream...
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Add Your Voice to the Fare Review
VICTORIA – On October 1, the Victoria Regional Transit Commission started the process of reviewing the fare structure for the system, and has now heard from over 2,000 people who have taken the online survey; others have offered their insights through emails, phone calls, social media and letters. The Victoria Regional Transit System is funded...
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Phase 2 of Douglas St Priority Bus and Bike Lanes Ready to Roll
[Asset Included(Id:1403643865472;Type:Image_C)] VICTORIA – BC Transit, the Victoria Regional Transit Commission and the City of Victoria are pleased to announce the completion of the northbound bus and bike lanes on Douglas Street from Hillside Avenue to Tolmie Street. The priority lanes, an infrastructure project designed in partnership with the City of Victoria, were created to...
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Free Transit Rides for Graduates
CORPORATE – A record number of BC Transit communities are helping high school graduates celebrate their accomplishments with GradPASS. The special pass offers two days of free, unlimited transit travel during the month of June. A total of 21,500 GradPASS cards will be given to Grade 12 students in communities in 21 BC Transit systems....
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Security Cameras on Buses Program Begins
VICTORIA – BC Transit is starting a one-year pilot project to test video cameras on 75 buses in the Victoria Regional Transit system for the enhanced safety of its passengers and operators. The first of the buses will be on the road this week and all 75 buses with cameras will be in service by...
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Transit Driver Appreciation Day
VICTORIA – March 18, 2015 is Transit Driver Appreciation Day. BC Transit and the Victoria Regional Transit Commission (VRTC) are celebrating by saluting some of the extraordinary men and women who go the extra mile (kilometer) to safely provide exceptional customer service. Why March 18? It is believed to be the debut of transit services...
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Phase 2 Douglas Street Bus & Bike Lanes Open Spring 2015
VICTORIA – The City of Victoria, the Victoria Regional Transit Commission (VRTC) and BC Transit are pleased to announce construction is underway on Phase 2 of Douglas Street Priority Transit and Cycling Lanes. The project is expected to be complete in the spring of 2015. The priority lanes are designed to shorten travel times for...
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View Royal property being considered for regional handyDART facility
VICTORIA –BC Transit has applied to the Town of View Royal to amend the Official Community Plan and re-zone the property at 2401 Burnside Road (the property located southeast of the Burnside and Watkiss intersection) to locate a new regional handyDART operations and maintenance facility. handyDART is an accessible, door-to-door shared transit service for people...
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Victoria handyDART services update January 20, 2018
Victoria – BC Transit would like to notify its valued Victoria handyDART customers that the potential for job action has been delayed and services are fully operational at this time. BC Transit and the Victoria Regional Transit Commission will communicate if there is potential for job action during the negotiations between First Canada and their...
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Hop on the bus for free and celebrate New Year's Eve safely
Victoria – To help everyone in Victoria enjoy New Year’s Eve festivities safely, the Victoria Regional Transit Commission and BC Transit will be offering free service after 6:00 p.m., on Sunday, December 31. The following routes will also run on a special late-night Sunday schedule on New Year’s Eve: The full late-night New Year’s...