Special service for New Year’s Eve happening throughout the province
BC Transit and its regional partners are offering special New Year’s Eve service in a number of transit systems across the province. While each transit system offering varies, BC Transit and its partners want to ensure riders make it safely and comfortably to their destination. See below for a list of New Year’s Eve service...
Holiday events happening throughout the province with BC Transit
GLOBAL– This year has been an extremely challenging year for so many British Columbians. Now more than ever is the time to come together and give back to lift the spirits of family, friends and community in the upcoming weeks. Across the province in a number of transit systems there will be events to safely...
Vancouver Island transit workers volunteer time fighting interior wildfires
Residents evacuated, homes and properties decimated and even an entire B.C. town completely destroyed. The wildfires experienced in many parts of the province this summer have been particularly devastating. If not for the tireless and heroic work of hundreds of firefighters, an already terrible wildfire season would have been unthinkably worse. Fire Departments throughout the...
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...