Bus security camera installation begins in Quesnel
Quesnel – Phased installation of closed-circuit TV (CCTV) cameras on two BC Transit buses in Quesnel will begin in April. All medium- and heavy-duty buses acquired after 2005 will have the cameras installed, and new buses, 27 feet and longer, will be delivered with the cameras already factory-installed. A one-year evaluation (proof-of-concept) program was completed...
Expanded bus service pilot project coming to Quesnel
QUESNEL – A pilot of expanded evening and Saturday bus service will be coming to two routes in Quesnel starting on March 13, 2017. The trial service will last until April 29, 2017, and will be used to gauge the popularity of additional trips in the city. “Providing transportation options that work for all British...
Free fare for fair: Bus to a better future with BC Transit
QUESNEL – Together with the City of Quesnel, BC Transit will be offering free bus rides on the fixed route system to those attending the 2017 Job and Career Opportunities Fair. The career fair is hosted by the College of New Caledonia. The free fares will be available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on...
Your Opinion Matters! Get on Board our Transit Survey!
QUESNEL – Quesnel is growing – the 2011 census showed 5 percent growth over 2006 – and transit usage has expanded with it. Since BC Transit adopted its current plan in 2013, ridership has jumped by nearly 12 percent, so BC Transit is undertaking a service review update, to help determine the route transit should...
Quesnel Transit handyDART Fare and Zone Change - Sept 2015
QUESNEL – This September, users of the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) handyDART program will see a zone and fare change. In addition to a successful referendum last fall in which the communities in the CRD voted to increase funding to the handyDART services, the Cariboo Regional District also requested a change to both the zone...
Transit Over the Holidays
QUESNEL – BC Transit, the City of Quesnel and the Cariboo Regional District are reminding customers about holiday service changes. The Route #30 to Wells will not run on its regularly scheduled days of December 25, 2014 and January 1, 2015 because they are statutory holidays. Route #30 will operate on December 23 and December...
Free Transit for Holiday Shoppers
QUESNEL – BC Transit, the City of Quesnel and the Cariboo Regional District are getting into the holiday spirit with a seasonal Lights Tour on Friday, December 13, 2013. Transit customers are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items as a donation for the Salvation Army Food Bank. Lights Tour buses will leave South Quesnel (Walmart...
New Transit Route and Added Service Hours
QUESNEL – The City of Quesnel is getting its first ‘Express Route’ as the transit system continues to grow and mature. Effective November 18, 2013, a new run called Express Route #4 South Quesnel will run directly along Highway 97 between downtown Quesnel and the South Quesnel shopping area. The Express Route #4 will run...
Holiday Lights Tour
QUESNEL – BC Transit, the City of Quesnel and the Cariboo Regional District are getting into the holiday spirit with a seasonal Lights Tour on Friday, December 14, 2012. BC Transit customers are asked to bring non-perishable food items as a donation for the Salvation Army Food Bank. Lights Tour buses will leave West Quesnel...