{"id":18,"date":"2022-10-11T18:42:21","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T22:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bctransit.com\/west-kootenay\/handydart-2\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T08:39:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T15:39:04","slug":"handydart","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bctransit.com\/west-kootenay\/riderinfo\/handydart\/","title":{"rendered":"handyDART"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-green-swoop is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d7e64215 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <div class=\"tile-cta-link has-description\">\n        <div class=\"tile-container\">\n            <div class=\"tile-content\">\n                                    <div class=\"tile-icon-wrapper\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bctransit.com\/victoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/icon-register-75x75-1.svg\"\n                             alt=\"Register\"\n                             class=\"tile-svg-icon\"\n                             width=\"63\"\n                             height=\"63\">\n                    <\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"tile-body\">\n                                            <h3 class=\"tile-title\">Register<\/h3>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"tile-text\">\n                            <p>You need to register for handyDART before you can use the service. 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for Castlegar and Trail<br>Ext. 2 for Nelson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If the dispatcher is not available, please leave a message with your booking request and telephone number.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-d6d13226d8ff5f3e5182927f75c603b1\">Columbia Zone (Trail and Castlegar) Service Hours<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Monday to Friday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-a313d5f4995cabd77dbaf62689015fba\">Columbia Zone (Trail and Castlegar) Office Hours<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Monday to Friday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b05d3d6e468eec9999f44d7d4bc8b175 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size 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