Expanded bus service and new fares coming to the Cowichan Valley
Cowichan Valley – Starting Monday, July 2, bus riders in the Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System will benefit from improved service thanks to the addition of 1,500 new service hours to the transit system. Service improvements will include adjustments on routes 3 Quamichan, 4 Maple Bay and 5 Eagle Heights, designed to offer more direct...
Time Change - March 11
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 11 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...
New Maintenance Facility to Improve Transit
BC Transit is designing a new operations and maintenance facility from 2017-19 to better serve its customers in the Cowichan Valley. The existing facilities are at capacity and are spread out over three locations. The new facility will centralize all three facilities into one and allow for more transit vehicles. To read the proposed details,...
UPDATE: Potential Job Action Averted
COWICHAN VALLEY REGIONAL DISTRICT – Potential job action and service disruptions in the Cowichan Valley Regional District have been averted as management and the union representing transit operators have reached a four-year labour agreement. Mike Russell | Media and Public Relations Advisor [Asset Included(Id:1403645463862;Type:Image_C)] D: 250-995-5720 C: 250-508-6396 W: bctransit.com
Potential Service Disruption Facing Public Transit in the Cowichan Valley Regional District
COWICHAN VALLEY REGIONAL DISTRICT – BC Transit would like to notify its valued customers in the Cowichan Valley Regional District of a potential job action which could occur as early as Monday, February 1. The labour dispute is between BC Transit’s contractor – First Canada – and their unionized employees. First Canada operates the fixed-route...
Free Transit Rides for Graduates
CORPORATE – A record number of BC Transit communities are helping high school graduates celebrate their accomplishments with GradPASS. The special pass offers two days of free, unlimited transit travel during the month of June. A total of 21,500 GradPASS cards will be given to Grade 12 students in communities in 21 BC Transit systems....
Service Improvements Coming for Cowichan Valley Transit
COWICHAN VALLEY – A number of service improvements will be introduced on October 6, 2014 in the Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System. The changes are based on extensive public consultation, a recent Paratransit study and are guided by the [REPLACED EMBEDDED “Page” LINK -> 11g Page ID: 1403640748226]. South Cowichan customers will enjoy new service...
New Ladysmith – Duncan Route Highlights Fall Transit Schedule Changes
COWICHAN VALLEY – Cowichan Valley transit users will benefit from several schedule and route changes taking effect on October 3, including a new bus route taking them directly between Duncan and Ladysmith. New Route 36 Ladysmith – Duncan Express is the result of ridership demand for faster and more direct connections. It will make three...
BC Transit announces Cowichan Valley holiday schedule
Cowichan Valley – Transit users in the Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System should be advised of the following holiday service schedule in the area between Sunday, December 24, and Tuesday, January 2: Local transit routes *No service in Ladysmith, Youbou and Honeymoon Bay Duncan Commuter (route 66) and Shawnigan Lake Commuter (route 99) Route 44...
Free local service to mark Remembrance Day
Cowichan Valley – In commemoration of Remembrance Day, between November 4 and 10, the Cowichan Valley Regional District and BC Transit are offering free service on all local routes and handyDART for veterans and members of the Canadian Forces with valid ID. This free service will not apply on the Cowichan Valley Commuter routes. On...