Service changes head to the Salt Spring Island Transit System
SALT SPRING ISLAND – BC Transit and the Capital Regional District are informing customers of an upcoming seasonal service change on Salt Spring Island on Saturday, May 2, 2020. BC Transit works hard to match service with demand, the seasonal service change includes: This service change also take into account having sufficient service to allow...
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...
Seasonal service changes head to Salt Spring Island
SALT SPRING ISLAND – BC Transit and the Capital Regional District (CRD) are announcing a seasonal service change in the Salt Spring Island Transit System effective October 1, 2019. The seasonal service change will match the usual decrease in ridership during the summer months in the Salt Spring Island Transit System and coincide with upcoming...
Service expansion accompanies service change in Salt Spring Island
Salt Spring Island – BC Transit and the Capital Regional District (CRD) are announcing a service expansion for select routes in the Salt Spring Island Transit System along with the regular seasonal service change effective Wednesday, June 26. BC Transit works hard to match service with demand, the service expansion aims to align select routes...
Salt Spring Island Transit System service change May 4
Salt Spring Island – BC Transit and the Capital Regional District are informing customers of an upcoming seasonal service change on Salt Spring Island on May 4. The seasonal service change includes: Information about the service changes can be found on BCTransit.com or by calling 250-538-4282. Media Contact: BC Transit media@bctransit.com 250-995-5720
Time Change - March 10
Please be advised that BC Transit communities in British Columbia (excluding Dawson Creek, Fort St. John and the Creston Valley) will move clocks forward one hour on Sunday, March 10 at 2 am for Canada’s daylight savings time. We ask customers to please plan ahead to take the time change into account this weekend. If...
Ridership on a Roll on Salt Spring Island
SALT SPRING ISLAND – The Capital Regional District (CRD), Salt Spring Island Transportation Commission (SSITC) and BC Transit are pleased to announce ridership is up more than 15% when comparing September through December 2012 with September through December 2013. In September 2013, a modest increase in operating hours was introduced with new service to Walker’s...
Ridership Up by 29 Per Cent
SALT SPRING ISLAND – What a difference a year makes! On July 1, 2011 expansion hours went in to effect on Salt Spring Island. BC Transit, in conjunction with the CRD, altered transit schedules to better coordinate with ferry traffic; plus evening, weekend and statutory holiday service hours were added. The response from our customers...
Record Ridership on Salt Spring Island
SALT SPRING ISLAND – For the second consecutive year transit ridership is growing on Salt Spring Island – up 13.7% over last year. In its recently published annual report, BC Transit recorded 93,013 passenger trips in 2012/13 compared to 81,787 trips in 2011/12. Last year, Salt Spring Island ridership grew up 29%. The strong and...
BC Transit Rider Appreciation on Salt Spring Island
SALT SPRING ISLAND – On Thursday June 28, 2012 BC Transit celebrates our dedicated Salt Spring Island customers. BC Transit Chief Operating Officer Mike Davis, CRD Director for Salt Spring Island Wayne McIntyre and Salt Spring Island Transportation Commission Chair Donald McLennan invite you to join us at the Ganges Visitors’ Centre from noon to...