Engagement

Summer Service Changes Support Fun in the Sun

VICTORIA – Summertime means beaches, picnics in the park, long walks in Butchart Gardens and getaways by ferry: and public transit can get you where you want to go safely and economically. Many BC Transit routes will bring you to the downtown core, to enjoy the vibrant Inner Harbour, Government Street and popular restaurants and...

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Service and Fare Changes

Transit Service Re-Routes For Car Free YYJ - June 19

VICTORIA – Once again this year, BC Transit is proud to be a partner in the second annual Car Free YYJ 2016 on Sunday, June 19. 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....

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Safety

Transit Commission Delivers Gas Tax Endorsements to Province

VICTORIA – Letters of support for the Victoria Regional Transit Commission’s request for a two cent per litre increase to the regional gas tax were delivered to both the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure and the Minister of Finance on May 18 in Victoria. “I was very pleased that Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone...

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Safety

Service Adjustments for RCMP Memorial, April 12

VICTORIA – BC Transit will be augmenting its service levels to support those attending the memorial for fallen RCMP Officer, Cst. Sarah Beckett, 2 p.m.,Tuesday, April 12, at The Q Centre (formerly Bear Mountain Arena). BC Transit will provide increased capacity, as needed, in anticipation of increased demand. Any updates will be noted on BC...

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Safety

Transit Commission Holds the Line on Property Taxes

VICTORIA – At the February 23rd Victoria Regional Transit Commission meeting, the Commission approved its 2016/17 budget. Current transit service levels will be maintained in Greater Victoria in the coming year, with no increases in property taxes. “This is great news both for transit users and property owners in the region,” says Susan Brice, chair...

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Engagement Safety Service and Fare Changes

Bus Passes for Refugees

VICTORIA – The Victoria Regional Transit Commission (VRTC) and the Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria (ICA) are proud to announce that free transit passes are rolling out to new refugee families in the Capital Region. On December 8, 2015 the VRTC voted to supply refugees, regardless of country of origin, a year’s worth of free...

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