BC Transit’s BusReady program honoured by National transit association
For developing a dynamic program aimed at teaching B.C. kids and families how to safely ride the bus, BC Transit has been recognized with a prestigious award by the Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA). “Congratulations to BC Transit on this award and for their excellent work raising safety awareness and promoting transit use for families,”...
Help Stuff the Bus this weekend in Trail
BC Transit and its partners are hoping to stuff a bus this holiday season. The 10th Annual Stuff the Bus is taking place on November 17 and 18, 2023. A BC Transit bus will be parked in the Ferraro Foods parking lot at 850 Farwell Street between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., and volunteers will...
NextRide Real-Time Bus Tracking Replacement
The Kamloops Transit System will receive a NextRide technology replacement to help provide increased certainty, convenience and bus predictability for transit customers. Starting on November 20, new Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) hardware will be installed on buses in the Kamloops Transit System. New digital full-colour passenger information displays will also be installed inside all heavy-duty...
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...