Holiday Service – Port Alberni Transit System
PORT ALBERNI – BC Transit, the City of Port Alberni, and the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District are informing customers about holiday service in the Port Alberni Transit System. Bus service levels will vary in each BC Transit community for Christmas Day December 25, Boxing Day December 26, and New Year’s Day January 1. Please be advised...
Free transit service on election day in the Port Alberni Regional Transit System
PORT ALBERNI – The City of Port Alberni, the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District and BC Transit are providing free transit service on October 24, 2020 on election day. Free transit will be available all day throughout the Port Alberni Regional Transit System. handyDART services will also be free for election day. For more information on routes...
Full Driver Doors Coming to Buses in Port Alberni
PORT ALBERNI – Passengers in Port Alberni will soon see buses equipped with full driver doors designed to protect the health and safety of BC Transit operators. Retrofits on conventional fleet buses in the Port Alberni Regional Transit System will get underway in the coming days. Kodiak Mobile Video Installations will complete installations of the...
New fare structures head to Port Alberni
PORT ALBERNI – BC Transit, the City of Port Alberni and the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District are announcing a fare change effective June 1, 2020 in the Port Alberni Transit System. Starting June 1, bus riders will now be able to purchase the DayPASS right when they board the conventional transit bus. This will make it...
Port Alberni Regional Transit System update
BC Transit, our local government partners and our local transit staff in the Port Alberni Regional Transit System are continuing to work to ensure we have service on the road for customers that need to get to work, including health care facilities, and going out for groceries or other needs. We are implementing rear door...
Central island operating service providers update
BC Transit has awarded the contract to operate conventional and custom transit services in the Port Alberni Transit System, the Campbell River Transit System, and the Comox Valley Transit System to PWTransit Canada Ltd., a member of the Pacific Western Group of Companies. The contract comes into effect April 1, 2020. Pacific Western has acquired...
Free transit on election day in your community
GLOBAL – BC Transit and 13 local government partners across the province will be offering free transit on federal election day, Monday, October 21. The free transit will help make it easier for residents to get to the polls and cast their ballots. Take advantage of free transit in the following communities: For more information...
Have your say – Help shape the future of your transit system
PORT ALBERNI – BC Transit and the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District are inviting the public to give feedback to help shape the future of transit in the Alberni-Clayoquot region. BC Transit is seeking input from the public that will help form a report outlining options to improve transit in the Alberni Valley Electoral Areas. Members of...
Alberni-Clayoquot Electoral Area Expansion – Sproat Lake/Beaver Creek/Cherry Creek
BC Transit has completed a feasibility study to determine potential service options and resources required to implement transit service options in the electoral areas surrounding Port Alberni to provide connections between Port Alberni and the communities of Sproat Lake, Beaver Creek, and Cherry Creek. Two service options were developed and the associated resources required to...
Port Alberni handyDART gets additional service hours
PORT ALBERNI – handyDART customers in the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District will soon be able to utilize additional services, thanks to 1,300 in service expansion hours. BC Transit and the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District are pleased to announce expansion hours to handyDART services in the Port Alberni Regional Transit System effective September 3, 2019. handyDART is an...