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...
Walk of Nations Service
COWICHAN VALLEY – BC Transit and the Cowichan Valley Regional District will provide free handyDART service to qualified, pre-registered participants in the Walk of Nations. The 5th annual Walk of Nations will be held Saturday, June 1, 2013. The Walk celebrates the Cowichan Valley’s rich aboriginal heritage. The first ever Walk of Nations marked the...
CVRD Recreation and Transit Team Up To Help Keep You Moving
The Comox Valley Regional District’s (CVRD) sports and aquatic centres have partnered with Comox Valley Transit to launch a customer appreciation campaign for the month of December. Monthly transit riders can bring in their expired November 2013 bus pass to the sports or aquatic centre to be eligible for a free one-time drop-in pass to...
Get to the Gibsons Sea Cavalcade on board BC Transit
Sunshine Coast – The Sunshine Coast Regional District and BC Transit are pleased to support the 50th Annual Sea Cavalcade by offering additional evening bus service on Saturday, July 28, making it easier for everyone to get to and from the evening festivities safely and conveniently. Passengers traveling from Sechelt to watch the fireworks in...
Get into the spirit of giving with BC Transit
Abbotsford – The City of Abbotsford and BC Transit invite you to drop by Save-On-Foods or Superstore on December 2 and 3 and help Stuff the Bus with non-perishable food or cash donations to benefit the Abbotsford Food Bank. Look for the BC Transit bus from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the following locations,...