{"id":231,"date":"2024-04-02T13:22:10","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T20:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bctransit.com\/salt-spring-island\/?page_id=231"},"modified":"2026-04-20T11:01:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T18:01:16","slug":"your-local-government","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bctransit.com\/salt-spring-island\/contact\/your-local-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Local Government"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Transit service is funded through three main sources: provincial contributions, local government contributions and passenger fares. Transit service levels and budgets are approved each year by the local government, who also set fares and local transit property taxes, account for transit revenue and maintain local transit infrastructure (e.g. bus stops, shelters and benches).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Local Government<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Office Phone:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:+1(250) 360-3052\">250-538-4302<\/a><br><strong>Contact:<\/strong>&nbsp;Dan Ovington, Senior Manager of Salt Spring Island<br><strong>Email:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:rlapham@crd.bc.ca\">dovington@crd.bc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Address:<\/strong><br>Salt Spring Island Electoral Area Office<br>Capital Regional District<br>108-121 McPhillips Avenue<br>Salt Spring Island BC V8k 2T6<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transit service is funded through three main sources: provincial contributions, local government contributions and passenger fares. 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