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Next Stop Douglas and Johnson!
May 3th, 2012 – BC Transit, in cooperation with the Downtown Victoria Business Association, embraces good, old-fashioned customer service with operators calling out major bus stops. Media partners are invited to listen and watch as BC Transit operators resume the practice of calling out bus stops. It’s been more than 30 years since the verbal...
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Work Underway on Bus Lanes
VICTORIA _ Construction begins today on Phase 1 of bus lanes on Douglas Street. Phase 1 focuses on the creation of shared bus and bike lanes from Fisgard Street to Hillside Avenue. The improvements are designed to shorten travel times for transit customers, increase the reliability of public transit and reduce harmful GHGs by limiting...
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CAW Local 333 and BC Transit Reach Tentative Agreement
VICTORIA – CAW Local 333 and BC Transit are pleased to announce that a tentative agreement has been reached. Job action will end immediately and the Victoria Regional Transit system will return to full service as soon as possible. Ratification of the agreement by CAW members and the BC Transit Board will take place in...
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More Targeted Service Hours in September
VICTORIA – BC Transit is gearing up for another busy season in Greater Victoria as summer holidays come to an end and our customers return to work and school. As of September 4, 2012 an extra 5,000 service hours will be added to better serve University of Victoria students, Camosun College students and other transit...
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Pellet Incidents Featured as Crime of the Week
VICTORIA – BC Transit is working with Crimestoppers to help find the person(s) responsible for damaging buses with pellets from an air gun. The incidents will be featured later this week in the Crimestoppers Crime of the Week. The Crime of the Week appears in newspapers, on radio and on the web. Seven buses have...
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Holiday Stuff the Bus
VICTORIA – BC Transit and its employees need your help to Stuff the Bus for the Mustard Seed Food Bank. The 12th Annual Stuff the Bus will be held on Saturday, December 7, 2013 at the Thrifty Foods Broadmead Village location. Over the past twelve years, more than $125,000 has been collected in support of...
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More Service Hours and Vehicles in September
VICTORIA – The Victoria Regional Transit Commission (VRTC) is adding 5,000 annual service hours to the Victoria Regional Transit system effective September 3, 2013. The increased service hours come with two more buses being added to the Victoria Regional System fleet. BC Transit customers will benefit with extra service hours dedicated to more overload buses...
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Wish Granted at BC Transit
VICTORIA – BC Transit and its employees will kick off their annual charitable giving campaign by granting a wish through the Help Fill A Dream Foundation. BC Transit is the Foundation’s largest employee-led contributor with more than $556,000 donated over the past nine years. Money raised at BC Transit helps children like seven year old...
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Fare Changes Start in April
VICTORIA – Effective April 1, 2013 there will be a new fare structure in the Victoria Regional Transit System that will promote pre-paid fares including monthly passes, bulk ticket purchases and DayPASS. DayPASS prices are dropping to $5, a significant savings from the both the current adult price of $7.75 and the seniors and youth...
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BC Transit Helps Launch Daffodil Month
VICTORIA – For the second year in a row, BC Transit and its employees are partnering with the Canadian Cancer Society in support of Daffodil Month in Greater Victoria. Nearly 300 BC Transit buses in the Victoria Regional System will have “Join the Fight. Wear a Daffodil.” signs in the windows and BC Transit staff...