New Nanaimo-Cowichan Express will provide key interregional connection
BC Transit, the Regional District of Nanaimo and the Cowichan Valley Regional District are announcing the launch of a new route that will provide customers with safe, reliable transit service between downtown Nanaimo and downtown Duncan. Beginning March 28, the Route 70 NCX Nanaimo-Cowichan Express will provide seven round trips per day Monday through Friday...
BC Transit Announces Details of the Coming Electronic Fare Collection System
BC Transit announces exciting steps forward in its project to implement an electronic fare collection system across the province. Today, BC Transit celebrates several project milestones, sharing details of the coming system, announcing the system’s vendor, and releasing the brand that represents the system, Umo (pronounced “you-mo”). The innovative new system will replace end of...
Special service for New Year’s Eve happening throughout the province
BC Transit and its regional partners are offering special New Year’s Eve service in a number of transit systems across the province. While each transit system offering varies, BC Transit and its partners want to ensure riders make it safely and comfortably to their destination. See below for a list of New Year’s Eve service...
Change to New Year's Eve Service
Nanaimo – Due to the recent Provincial Health Officer restrictions, the Regional District of Nanaimo is cancelling extended New Year’s Eve service. Free service will still run on December 31 from 8 pm, but only until 12:30 am. More information can be found in the Rider’s Guide, on fares, routes and schedules. Please use NextRide...
December to see holiday schedule reduction to reflect school breaks
NANAIMO – From December 19 through to January 1, the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) Transit system will revert to the summer schedule. The trips marked ‘s’ in the schedule, will be removed on the following routes: These routes will have reduced service while schools observe a holiday break, or full shutdown. Holiday Service schedule...
Vancouver Island transit workers volunteer time fighting interior wildfires
Residents evacuated, homes and properties decimated and even an entire B.C. town completely destroyed. The wildfires experienced in many parts of the province this summer have been particularly devastating. If not for the tireless and heroic work of hundreds of firefighters, an already terrible wildfire season would have been unthinkably worse. Fire Departments throughout the...
Seasonal service changes for the Regional District of Nanaimo Transit System
NANAIMO – BC Transit and the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) are announcing a seasonal service change in the Regional District of Nanaimo Transit System effective September 5, 2021. BC Transit and the RDN work hard to match service with demand throughout the year. This seasonal service change will reinstate service levels on several routes...
New Community Buses for the Regional District of Nanaimo Transit System
REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO – In the coming days, passengers can expect to see four new light-duty buses operating in the Regional District of Nanaimo Transit System, providing safe, reliable and comfortable community service for people across the region. The 26-foot light-duty ARBOC Spirit of Freedom buses can carry up to 21 seated passengers, and...
New handyDART buses arriving in Victoria and Nanaimo
VICTORIA – Starting today, passengers can expect to see 13 new light-duty buses operating in Victoria, providing safe, reliable and comfortable handyDART service for people across the region. An additional 15 buses will be added in the Regional District of Nanaimo in mid-June. The 26-foot light-duty Micro Bird G5 buses can carry up to 20...
Organizations in British Columbia collaborate for a safer B.C. to source and distribute one million masks in support of safe, essential travel
Recognizing that we all have a role to play in taking action to protect our communities from the continued impact of COVID-19, particularly with the indefinite extension of public health restrictions, Deloitte Canada is joining forces with leading B.C. organizations including TransLink, OEC Group, Vancouver Airport Authority (YVR), BC Ferries, BCAA, SCI, and BC Transit,...