Free transit service on election day in the Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System
COWICHAN VALLEY – The Cowichan Valley Regional District and BC Transit are providing free transit service on October 24, 2020 for election day. Free transit will be available all day on all regular local routes and handyDART services in the Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System. Please be advised that free service will not be offered...
Full Driver Doors Coming to Buses in the Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System
COWICHAN VALLEY – Passengers in the Cowichan Valley 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 Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System will get underway in the coming days. Kodiak Mobile Video Installations will complete installations of...
Have your say on interregional transit service
BC Transit, the Cowichan Valley Regional District, and the Regional District of Nanaimo want to hear from you about interregional transit service between the two regions. The proposed interregional transit service would provide opportunities to travel between the Cowichan Valley and the Nanaimo region via transit. BC Transit and its regional partners are seeking the...
BC Transit to hand out face coverings in the Cowichan Valley
COWICHAN VALLEY – Leading up to the implementation of the mandatory face covering policy, BC Transit and the Cowichan Valley Regional District will be handing out masks on August 20, 2020 in the Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System. Times and locations are available below. Following the guidance of the Provincial Health Officer and WorkSafeBC, and...
DayPASS onboard and Family Travel Program head to the Cowichan Valley
COWICHAN VALLEY – BC Transit and the Cowichan Valley Regional District are announcing a fare product change in the Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System effective July 1, 2020. The DayPASS will no longer be available for purchase through vendor outlets, and will be available exclusively onboard the bus. The DayPASS can be purchased for $4.50...
Full driver doors coming to Cowichan Valley buses
COWICHAN VALLEY – Passengers in the Cowichan Valley will soon see buses equipped with full driver doors designed to protect the health and safety of BC Transit operators. Retrofits on the eight existing single door commuter buses in the Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System will get underway today. Kodiak Mobile Video Installations will complete installations...
Cowichan Valley Service Update March 19
BC Transit, the Cowichan Valley Regional District and our local transit staff 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 boarding in to enhance physical distancing...
Cowichan Valley Service Update March 19
BC Transit, the Cowichan Valley Regional District and our local transit staff 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 boarding in to enhance social distancing...
New transit operations and maintenance centre opens in Cowichan Valley
COWICHAN VALLEY – A new transit operations and maintenance facility was officially opened today for the Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System. The new 4.5 acre site, located at 5271 Boal Road in Duncan, will accommodate a fleet of up to 50 buses that support local conventional and handyDART services, as well as the Cowichan Valley...
Spring break brings free transit to the Cowichan Valley
COWICHAN VALLEY – BC Transit and the Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) are bringing back the School’s Out Transit Special, which offers free transit to students from kindergarten to Grade 12. Students will be able to enjoy two weeks of free bus rides in the Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System starting on March 9. To...