BC Transit celebrates 10 years serving Salt Spring Island
Salt Spring Island – The Province of British Columbia, the Capital Regional District (CRD) and BC Transit are celebrating 10 years of transit on Salt Spring Island. “The people of Salt Spring Island asked for a local transit service just over a decade ago and since that time, the uptake has been incredible,” said Minister...
Coming soon: Seasonal service changes on Salt Spring Island
Salt Spring Island – Bus riders on Salt Spring Island should expect fall transit service levels to take effect starting Monday, October 1. Seasonal service changes include suspending route 9 Ruckle Park until next summer, and service reduction on route 2 Fulford Harbour. These are regular seasonal changes that address the usual end-of-summer drop in...
Summer service expansion coming to Salt Spring Island
Salt Spring Island – Starting Wednesday, June 27, bus riders on Salt Spring Island will enjoy expanded summer transit service, which will make it easier to get to the Fulford Harbour and Vesuvius Bay ferry terminals later in the evening. Changes include expanding the Monday through Thursday evening schedules for routes 2 Fulford Harbour and...
Seasonal service changes coming to Salt Spring Island
Salt Spring Island – Starting Saturday, May 5, bus riders on Salt Spring Island will benefit from seasonal service expansions to several transit routes. These seasonal changes include the addition of 11 new Saturday trips on route 2 Fulford Harbour, as well a new trip each on routes 3 Vesuvius and 4 Long Harbour. Additional...
Time Change - March 11
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 11 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...
New Additions to the Salt Spring Island Bus Fleet
SALT SPRING ISLAND – New ARBOC ‘Spirit of Mobility’ transit buses will soon be operating on Salt Spring Island. The first two of four vehicles are planned to be delivered by the end of January, and two more new buses in February. Islanders may notice these new vehicles being tested on local roads; they will...
Free Transit Rides for Graduates
CORPORATE – A record number of BC Transit communities are helping high school graduates celebrate their accomplishments with GradPASS. The special pass offers two days of free, unlimited transit travel during the month of June. A total of 21,500 GradPASS cards will be given to Grade 12 students in communities in 21 BC Transit systems....
Fall service changes coming to Salt Spring Island
SALT SPRING ISLAND – Starting Sunday, October 1, a new fall transit schedule will be in effect on Salt Spring Island, offering additional weekday morning trips on routes 1 Ganges Local, 3 Vesuvius, 4 Long Harbour and 5 Fernwood—an improvement over last fall’s service. Other service changes will address the regular end-of-summer drop in service...
Take the bus to Ruckle Part this summer
SALT SPRING ISLAND – Starting Wednesday, June 28, the Salt Spring Island Transit System will resume service to Ruckle Park for the summer, with route 9 Ruckle Park connecting Fulford Harbour with Beaver Point and Ruckle Park. In addition to this popular summer route, route 2 Fulford Harbour will add two extra trips a day...
Increased Saturday service and new fares for Salt Spring Island
Salt Spring Island – Transit users on Salt Spring Island can look forward to increased Saturday service with the new schedule taking effect May 6, 2017. With tourist season approaching, there will be more bus service between Ganges and the Fulford Harbour Ferry Terminal. Five additional trips will be provided on Saturdays to meet the...