Free fare to kick start Riverboat Days
Terrace – As part of this year’s Riverboat Day’s celebrations, BC Transit, the Regional District of Kitimat Stikine and the City of Terrace are pleased to offer free service on all local transit routes on Saturday, August 4, and Sunday, August 5. To make it easier for everyone to enjoy the weekend festivities, buses will...
Free Rides on Election Day
KAMLOOPS – The City of Kamloops and BC Transit are pleased to provide FREE rides on conventional transit services on Saturday, November 15, 2014. The free rides are intended to encourage all eligible residents to vote in the municipal election. handyDART hours will be extended in support of election day. Regular fares apply for registered...
School's out and transit rides are free
Cowichan Valley – This spring break, BC Transit and the Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) are bringing back the School’s Out Transit Special, offering students from kindergarten to Grade 12 eight days of free bus rides in the Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System. “Spring break is a welcome breather for students,” said Manuel Achadinha, President...
Free Rides on Access Awareness Day
FORT ST. JOHN – The City of Fort St. John and BC Transit are pleased to announce all transit rides are FREE on Saturday June 7, 2014. The free rides are in support of Access Awareness Day and apply to conventional service only. Fort St. John City Council approved the free rides for Access Awareness...
Loonie Rides on BC Day
COMOX VALLEY – You’re invited to ride BC Transit for a loonie on Monday, August 4, 2014. The Route 3 Nautical Days Express runs every thirty minutes starting at 8 a.m. Customers can expect detours on Route #3 and #4 on the statutory holiday. The Comox Valley is celebrating Nautical Days with a free family...
Summer Schedule Starts with Free Rides on Canada Day
KAMLOOPS – Annual summer service changes are coming into effect in the Kamloops Transit System. From June 29, 2014 to August 29, 2014 routes #1 Tranquille, #2 Parkcrest, #3 Westsyde, #7 Aberdeen and #9 Gleneagles will be reduced to 30 minute frequency during peak hours. In order to best match ridership demand, transit hours are...
Google Transit in the Comox Valley
COMOX VALLEY – Taking the bus in the Comox Valley just got easier for anyone with Internet access, or a smartphone thanks to the expansion of the Google Transit trip-planning tool. Social Development and Social Innovation Minister and Comox Valley MLA Hon. Don McRae, along with Comox Valley Regional District Chair Edwin Grieve and BC...
Stuff the Bus for the Mustard Seed Food Bank
VICTORIA – On Friday June 15, 2012 help BC Transit Stuff the Bus. The hybrid double decker will be parked at Save on Foods (3510 Blanshard St) from 7 am to 7 pm. It will take 2200 pounds of non-perishable food donations to Stuff the Bus. Your donations couldn’t come at a better time! The...
Hop on the shuttle to the Shellfish Festival
Powell River – On Saturday, May 26, BC Transit, the City of Powell River and the Powell River Regional District will be running the special Shellfish Shuttle to make it easier and more convenient for everyone to get to the 11th Annual Shellfish Festival at Lund Harbour. The Shellfish Shuttle will run between 9 a.m....
Canada Day Victoria -- Local, Multicultural Entertainment for the Whole Family
VICTORIA, B.C. — Canada Day Victoria, presented by Coast Capital Savings, will showcase an impressive line-up of local and multicultural performances and family-friendly celebrations. The City of Victoria expects close to 50,000 attendees downtown on Sunday, July 1 at the festivities at Victoria’s Inner Harbour. Celebrations will begin at noon, culminating in the magnificent display...