Spring service change for Victoria Regional Transit System
BC Transit is announcing a seasonal service change for the Victoria Regional Transit System, effective April 10, 2023. There will be several changes and improvements that will impact many riders including the introduction of RapidBus. Starting April 10, route 95 Langford/Downtown (Blink RapidBus) will replace route 50 Langford/Downtown. Blink RapidBus will help improve service reliability...
Blink RapidBus to Serve West Shore-Downtown
BC Transit is excited to announce the flagship Blink RapidBus line between the West Shore and Downtown Victoria launches April 10. As part of this launch, the Route 95 West Shore-Downtown line is being added and the Route 50 Langford/Downtown is being discontinued – the Route 95 will travel along the same route with fewer...
BC Transit and MoveUP, Local 378 Reach Tentative Agreement
BC Transit and MoveUP, Local 378 have reached a tentative labour agreement. The tentative agreement will be reviewed and ratified by MoveUP members and the BC Transit Board of Directors over the next few weeks. Details of the agreement will not be released until after ratification. MoveUP represents approximately 213 administrative employees in various departments...
BC Transit and Unifor Local 333-BC ratify three-year Collective Agreement
BC Transit and Unifor Local 333-BC have ratified a new three-year collective agreement. The agreement reached is consistent with the BC Government’s Shared Recovery Mandate. The agreement provides for wage increases of a flat rate of $0.25 per hour and a 3.24% increase in Year 1, a minimum of 5.5% to a maximum of 6.75%...
Canada and British Columbia invest in new centralized Provincial Distribution Centre for BC Transit bus fleet
Today, the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, the Honourable Rob Fleming, British Columbia’s Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, and Erinn Pinkerton, President and CEO of BC Transit, announced a joint investment of more than $20.6 million towards a central Provincial Distribution...
BC Transit marks Transit Operator and Worker Appreciation Day
They safely get customers where they need to go, keep the buses on the road, optimize the schedules and support transportation service you can rely on – they are your transit workers. This month, BC Transit and its partners are thanking them for all they do. “We saw throughout the pandemic the importance of a...
BC Transit launches Umo Pilot Implementation
BC Transit is excited to announce the next step in its Electronic Fare Collection System Project, piloting Umo (pronounced “you-mo”) in the Victoria Regional Transit System. In the coming weeks, riders will see fare validators installed aboard the bus as the organization begins to test the Umo platform. The pilot project is intended to test...
BC Transit and Unifor Local 333 reach tentative agreement
BC Transit and Unifor Local 333 have reached a tentative labour agreement. The tentative agreement will be reviewed and ratified by Unifor 333 members and the BC Transit Board of Directors over the next few weeks. Details of the agreement will not be released until after ratification. Unifor 333 represents approximately 680 transit operators and...
Notice of Victoria Regional Transit Commission meeting
The Victoria Regional Transit Commission (VRTC) has its next public meeting as follows: Date: Monday, March 13, 2023 Time: 9:00 am to 11:00 am (PDT) Location: BC Transit (Boardroom), 520 Gorge Road East, Victoria For members of the public and media who would like to attend this meeting, please send an email request to victoria_commission@bctransit.com....
Electric Bus infrastructure construction to begin
A new chapter in BC Transit’s sustainability journey is underway. The first 10 electric buses are coming to the Victoria Regional Transit system in summer 2023, marking the start of BC Transit’s transformation to an entirely electric fleet by 2040. Infrastructure construction to support the electric buses is starting in April at BC Transit’s Victoria...