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...
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...
New Nanaimo-Cowichan Express will provide key interregional connection
BC Transit, the Regional District of Nanaimo and the Cowichan Valley Regional District are announcing the launch of a new route that will provide customers with safe, reliable transit service between downtown Nanaimo and downtown Duncan. Beginning March 28, the Route 70 NCX Nanaimo-Cowichan Express will provide seven round trips per day Monday through Friday...
NextRide now live in the Cowichan Valley
BC Transit has launched NextRide, its Automatic Vehicle Location technology, in the Cowichan Valley Transit System. Following several weeks of testing and training, the new technology is now available to BC Transit customers. NextRide allows customers to see real-time bus locations along routes and identify what predicted arrival times are at any selected stop. Onboard,...
BC Transit Announces Details of the Coming Electronic Fare Collection System
BC Transit announces exciting steps forward in its project to implement an electronic fare collection system across the province. Today, BC Transit celebrates several project milestones, sharing details of the coming system, announcing the system’s vendor, and releasing the brand that represents the system, Umo (pronounced “you-mo”). The innovative new system will replace end of...
UPDATE Cowichan Commuter routes returning to full schedules - effective Saturday, November 19
Effective Saturday, November 20, the routes 44 Victoria/Duncan, 66 Duncan Commuter and 99 Shawnigan Lake Commuter are returning to regularly scheduled travel times. BC Transit appreciates the ongoing patience of customers throughout this challenging time, and apologize for any inconvenience the changing schedules have caused. All trip times and stops are available at https://www.bctransit.com/cowichan-valley/schedules-and-maps. Customers...
Revised BC Transit Cowichan Commuter schedules - effective Monday, November 22
As travel on the Malahat is expected to improve, BC Transit will be adding one return trip to the route 66 Duncan Commuter. Effective Monday, November 22, route 66 Duncan Commuter buses will leave Village Green Mall in Duncan at 5:32am and 6:10am, and will begin the return trip from Government and Superior in Victoria...