Holiday service for the Cowichan Valley
COWICHAN VALLEY – The holidays are upon us and if you are planning trips during the festive season, be sure to check your local schedules in the Cowichan Valley. Throughout the Christmas and New Year’s season, the Cowichan Valley Transit System will run the following holiday schedule: Wednesday, December 25 Local, routes 66 and 99,...
Free transit service to mark Remembrance Day
REGIONAL – To commemorate Remembrance Day and to thank the men and women who serve or have served in the Canadian Armed Forces, select communities across B.C. will be offering free transit services to retired and active military personnel. BC Transit supports those bus drivers who choose to stop their bus, if it is safe...
Free transit on election day in your community
GLOBAL – BC Transit and 13 local government partners across the province will be offering free transit on federal election day, Monday, October 21. The free transit will help make it easier for residents to get to the polls and cast their ballots. Take advantage of free transit in the following communities: For more information...
Time Change - March 10
Please be advised that BC Transit communities in British Columbia (excluding Dawson Creek, Fort St. John and the Creston Valley) will move clocks forward one hour on Sunday, March 10 at 2 am for Canada’s daylight savings time. We ask customers to please plan ahead to take the time change into account this weekend. If...
Ridership on the Rise in the Cowichan Valley
COWICHAN VALLEY – BC Transit and the Cowichan Valley Regional District are delighted to announce ridership on the conventional service is on the rise – up 13.8% over last year. In its Annual Report, BC Transit celebrated the Cowichan Valley as a market leader in rides with 362,389 in 2011/12 as compared with 318,506 in...
Cowichan Valley Commuter Ridership on the Rise
COWICHAN VALLEY – BC Transit, the Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) and the Victoria Regional Transit Commission (VRTC) are pleased to announce ridership on the Cowichan Valley commuter service is on the rise – up 7.3% over last year. In its Annual Report, BC Transit celebrated the Cowichan Valley commuter as a market leader in...
School's out and transit rides are free
Cowichan Valley – This spring break, BC Transit and the Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) are bringing back the School’s Out Transit Special, offering students from kindergarten to Grade 12 eight days of free bus rides in the Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System. “Spring break is a welcome breather for students,” said Manuel Achadinha, President...
Walk of Nations Service
COWICHAN VALLEY – BC Transit and the Cowichan Valley Regional District will provide free handyDART service to qualified, pre-registered participants in the Walk of Nations. The 5th annual Walk of Nations will be held Saturday, June 1, 2013. The Walk celebrates the Cowichan Valley’s rich aboriginal heritage. The first ever Walk of Nations marked the...
Ride the bus for free to the Cowichan 2018 BC Summer Games
Cowichan Valley – The Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) and BC Transit are pleased to offer free service on all local routes during the Cowichan 2018 BC Summer Games, which will take place in the Cowichan Valley from Thursday, July 19, to Sunday, July 22. The free fare will apply on all regularly scheduled, local...
Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System celebrates two milestone anniversaries
Cowichan Valley – This year, the Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) and BC Transit are celebrating 25 years of transit service in the Cowichan Valley, and a decade of interregional service to Greater Victoria on board the Cowichan Valley Commuter. “It’s amazing to see how far we have come with local transit services in a...