Transit System: Comox Valley
Comox Valley – To celebrate B.C. Day and to make it easier for everyone to get around during Festival Weekend in Comox, the Comox Valley Regional District and BC Transit are pleased to offer free fare on all transit routes from Saturday, August 4, to Monday, August 6.
Regular routes and schedules will apply on Saturday and Sunday, with special service available on the holiday Monday.
Special B.C. Day service will include one-hour service on routes 1 Fitzgerald, 2 Cumberland, 6 Uplands and 8 Willemar, and limited service on some routes that normally don’t run on holidays, including 7 Arden, 11 Little River and 12 North Valley Connector.
As well, route 34 C2C Express will offer 30-minute service, picking up passengers from every stop along the route. During the B.C. Day parade in Comox (between 9:30 a.m. and noon), the bus will detour via Noel and Pritchard, ending at Stewart and Comox Avenue.
To view a full B.C. Day service schedule, pick up a Rider’s Alert on board the bus, or visit bctransit.com/comox-valley/schedules-and-maps/alerts.
The free long-weekend fare is courtesy of Comox Business in Action, and will apply to all routes in the Comox Valley Transit System, including those serving Courtenay, Cumberland, Buckley Bay and Oyster River.
Find more information about Festival Weekend in Comox at www.comoxbythesea.com/festival-weekend-comox-bc-day-long-weekend.
For more information on transit in the Comox Valley, and to access NextRide to find out where your bus is in real-time, please visit bctransit.com/comox-valley.
Media contact
Jonathon Dyck
Communications Manager
BC Transit
250-995-5720
Media@bctransit.com
