Comox Valley Transit Service Improvements
COMOX VALLEY – Comox Valley Regional District and BC Transit are pleased to announce expanded and improved service for the Comox Valley transit system. The addition of 1700 service hours will allow for increased frequency on many routes and a new Comox to Courtney connector route. “Our transit ridership increased 17 per cent in 2010/11...
Ladysmith Joins BC Transit
LADYSMITH – The Government of British Columbia, the Town of Ladysmith, the Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) and BC Transit are pleased to announce BC Transit services are coming to Ladysmith in the fall of 2013. Ladysmith joins the Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System. Local transit in Ladysmith will replace the existing trolley service with...
Service Changes Coming to Port Alberni
PORT ALBERNI – Effective June 30, 2013, BC Transit customers in Port Alberni will see several changes to the system. Those changes come as a direct result of face-to-face consultation and online survey responses by residents in Port Alberni. The improvements include schedule changes that will reduce transfer wait times at the main exchange. Changes...
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Fare Advisory
CAMPBELL RIVER – Effective April 2, 2012 BC Transit riders will see some changes in fares as we merge the price of one and two zone trips.\ Monthly passes will be more affordable for two zone travelers. Adults will pay $4 less with rates at $52 a month regardless of the destination, down from 2011...
View Royal property being considered for regional handyDART facility
VICTORIA –BC Transit has applied to the Town of View Royal to amend the Official Community Plan and re-zone the property at 2401 Burnside Road (the property located southeast of the Burnside and Watkiss intersection) to locate a new regional handyDART operations and maintenance facility. handyDART is an accessible, door-to-door shared transit service for people...
Victoria handyDART services update January 20, 2018
Victoria – BC Transit would like to notify its valued Victoria handyDART customers that the potential for job action has been delayed and services are fully operational at this time. BC Transit and the Victoria Regional Transit Commission will communicate if there is potential for job action during the negotiations between First Canada and their...
Hop on the bus for free and celebrate New Year's Eve safely
Victoria – To help everyone in Victoria enjoy New Year’s Eve festivities safely, the Victoria Regional Transit Commission and BC Transit will be offering free service after 6:00 p.m., on Sunday, December 31. The following routes will also run on a special late-night Sunday schedule on New Year’s Eve: The full late-night New Year’s...
Victoria Winter Service Change to take effect January 2
VICTORIA – BC Transit and the Victoria Regional Transit Commission will be introducing service expansion and changes on January 2, 2018. The service expansion builds off of the 20,000 additional service hours that have been implemented throughout the fall. The main communities affected by the new service changes will be James Bay and the Tsawout...
Victoria Seasonal Service Change to take effect December 4
VICTORIA – The annual seasonal service change in Victoria will come into effect on December 4, 2017. Regular service will resume on January 2, 2018. Transit ridership is lower during the holidays, and lower service levels during December allow BC Transit to run higher service levels in the fall and winter. The seasonal changes are...