Victoria Day Special
COMOX VALLEY – Get there by bus and enjoy the Victoria Day parade in Cumberland with no driving or parking worries. On Monday, May 23, 2016, the Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) and BC Transit are offering rides by donation for the 128th anniversary of Victoria Day celebrations in Cumberland. Buses will travel between downtown...
Smithers Celebrates 25 Years of Transit
SMITHERS – The town of Smithers is celebrating a quarter century of transit on May 15th with a bus roadeo, cookies and free bus rides. Transit service began in Smithers with a single converted van in 1991. Now, a bus runs between Smithers and Telkwa five times on weekdays (six times Tuesday through Thursday) and...
Sentence for Bus Operator Attacker Sends Important Message
CENTRAL FRASER VALLEY – A court sentence for the man who attacked a transit operator in Abbotsford last fall is welcome, both for the punishment/deterrent effect and for the message it represents. Mario Cloutier was sentenced on April 27, 2016 to three months in jail for assaulting a BC Transit operator. Cloutier was also barred...
New Transit Trip Planner Coming Soon
SUNSHINE COAST – Transit customers on the Sunshine Coast can look forward to greater convenience in their traveling. The Transit Trip Planner is now “live” on the Sunshine Coast Transit website. Here you can type in your trip origin, destination, date and time of your departure or desired arrival, and have your bus routes, connections...
Seasonal Service Adjustments for Kelowna
KELOWNA – The end of the school year for many students brings some changes to bus service in the Kelowna region. Due to reduced demand at certain times of day, some trips on routes serving Okanagan College and UBCO will be discontinued for the season as of April 24. On the #97 Okanagan RapidBus, late-night...
Seasonal Service Changes on Salt Spring Island
SALT SPRING ISLAND – Bus schedules will be adjusted on Salt Spring Island as of April 22, 2016. The adjustments will align with the seasonal changes to the BC Ferries schedules, to ensure smoother connections for visitors as well as local residents. As of June 29, summer service will resume, and Salt Spring Transit will...
FVX One Year On: Thank You Everybody!
FRASER VALLEY – For a year now, Fraser Valley residents have been getting their kicks on Route 66 – the #66 Fraser Valley Express (#66 FVX) will mark its first anniversary on April 6. BC Transit and its partners, the Fraser Valley Regional District and the Cities of Abbotsford and Chilliwack, have some special events...
Help Develop Kelowna's Transit Future Plan
KELOWNA – Transit needs in the Kelowna region are changing, and BC Transit and the Kelowna Regional Transit System want to hear from customers. On April 5 and 6, Transit staff will be conducting in-person surveys, asking people what they think of the transit service and how it can better suit their needs. Staff will...
Help Shape Ladysmith's Transit Future
LADYSMITH – BC Transit and Cowichan Valley Regional Transit are considering options for service improvements to take effect in September 2016 and want to hear from transit users. Members of the public are invited to a series of open houses to look at options affecting local routes in Ladysmith, as well as connections to Chemainus...
Transit Driver Appreciation Day
CORPORATE – They get us to work, school or just out of the house. They get us home again in our “40-foot limos”. They excel in courtesy and safety is their number one priority. Sometimes, we tend to take them for granted. This Friday, March 18, you can change that. It’s international Transit Driver Appreciation...