Free transit in Fort St. John for Remembrance Day
BC Transit and the City of Fort St. John are advising customers of some changes for Remembrance Day, November 11, 2023. Transit service will be running on a reduced schedule on Saturday, November 11, running from 8:15 a.m. until 5:15 p.m. To mark Remembrance Day, service on all buses will be free. For more information...
Honouring Remembrance Day: Complimentary travel fares to veterans
B.C.’s three major transportation agencies, BC Ferries, BC Transit and TransLink, are offering complimentary travel to veterans on Remembrance Day, Saturday, November 11 to thank retired and active military personnel for their service. All three agencies will observe the traditional moment of silence at 11 a.m. to honour the sacrifices made by veterans in the...
Free transit for Veterans and Canadian Forces members
BC Transit and the Cowichan Valley Regional District are happy to announce that transit will be free for all Veterans and Canadian Forces members for the week leading up to Remembrance Day. Free transit is being offered to Canadian Forces members and Veterans from November 4 – 10 and includes handyDART service and all local...
Winter Extra Service in Whistler
BC Transit and the Resort Municipality of Whistler are advising transit users of additional service being added to the existing schedule on Saturday, November 18, 2023. The start of Winter Extra Service will see the return of: There will be additional trips on the free shuttle, Route 5 Upper Village/Benchlands. Evening trips will be added...
Help Stuff the Bus in Cranbrook
BC Transit and its partners are hoping to stuff a bus this holiday season. On November 4, 2023, a BC Transit bus will be parked in the Safeway parking lot at the Cranbrook Mall between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Volunteers will be on hand to collect non-perishable food items for the Cranbrook Food Bank....
Have your say on the future of fares at BC Transit
BC Transit and the Victoria Regional Transit Commission (VRTC) are seeking the public’s input on potential changes to fares. The cost of operating transit has increased, as has the demand for service with an ever-growing population. The last fare increase took place in 2010 and now the VRTC is looking to balance funding sources to...
Future of transit in Victoria
BC Transit and the Victoria Regional Transit Commission are seeking feedback from the public on transit in the Gorge-Burnside-Tillicum-Esquimalt areas, starting today, October 30 until November 12, 2023. In response to feedback received from customers, a decision was made to reinstate Route 11 Tillicum Centre/UVic to its initial routing, pre-June 2022. This reinstatement will begin...
Transit investments by the governments of Canada and British Columbia improve safety and help more people connect
Communities across British Columbia will receive new buses and see important upgrades to public transit infrastructure, thanks to an investment of more than $248.5 million from the Government of Canada, the Province of British Columbia, and BC Transit. Announced by MP Wilson Miao, Minister Rob Fleming, and Erinn Pinkerton of BC Transit, these projects will...
Hocus Focus on Halloween safety with BC Transit
Little witches and zombies will roam our streets on Tuesday, October 31 and BC Transit wants everyone to be a safety pro this Halloween. Halloween is a time of excitement for trick-or-treaters and BC Transit’s BusReady program has some spook-tacular safety tips: Be Visible: Add reflectors and lights to costumes to stay seen in the...
Upcoming engagement on the future of transit in Prince George
BC Transit and the City of Prince George will be seeking the public’s feedback for some proposed changes to routes in the Prince George Transit System, in alignment with the Transit Future Action Plan. A survey is being conducted starting October 23 until November 6, 2023, that asks transit customers to give their thoughts on...