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An international student was taken to hospital after being assaulted at a Kelowna bus stop on March. 17. (World Sikh Organization of Canada)

‘Investigate attack on international student as a hate crime’: Kelowna Sikh community

An international student was taken to hospital after being assaulted at a Kelowna bus stop

 

BC Transit expects the new facility and location at 690 Allandale Rd. in Colwood will meet its distribution and parts receiving needs for many years to come. (Black Press Media file photo)

BC Transit, province, feds spending $20M for new Colwood bus fleet maintenance site

Centre planned for 3 warehouse spaces at Wildcat Industrial to be built at 650 Allandale Rd.

 

BC Transit is rolling out tap-and-go fare options in a Greater Victoria pilot before they’re expanded to 30 other transit systems in the province. A BC Transit bus picks up passengers from a Douglas Street stop during the morning commute. (Black Press Media file photo)

Greater Victoria transit riders to see tap-and-go fare systems this spring

Umo will allow paying with cell phones, reloadable cards, then debit and credit cards

 

Ethan, 12, suffered damage to his leg after falling under a Kelowna transit bus on Feb. 28, 2023. (GoFundMe)

Fundraiser tops $10,000 for Okanagan boy injured after falling under bus

The GoFundMe says donations will help with cost of physiotherapy

  • Mar 7, 2023
Ethan, 12, suffered damage to his leg after falling under a Kelowna transit bus on Feb. 28, 2023. (GoFundMe)
(Black Press file photo)

Child hit by Kelowna BC Transit bus after school

The child is 12 years old

(Black Press file photo)
A RapidBus route will replace the Langford/Downtown Route 50 on April 10. (Courtesy of BC Transit)

Opinion: The Victoria ‘war on cars’ wouldn’t sting so much if BC Transit didn’t ‘suck’

You need amazing transit to get people out of cars - not just higher parking fees

A RapidBus route will replace the Langford/Downtown Route 50 on April 10. (Courtesy of BC Transit)
The first RapidBus route between the West Shore and downtown Victoria to begin on April 10. The RapidBus route aims to have transit faster and more reliable than driving a car. (Contributed - B.C. Transit)

Victoria transit commission chair prioritizes collaboration for regional transportation

‘We need to work together,’ says Maja Tait

The first RapidBus route between the West Shore and downtown Victoria to begin on April 10. The RapidBus route aims to have transit faster and more reliable than driving a car. (Contributed - B.C. Transit)
A BC Transit bus in Victoria. New charging infrastructure is preparing for 10 electric buses expected to arrive in the summer. (Jake Romphf/New Staff)

Transit charging systems coming to Victoria ahead of electric bus arrivals

10 electric transit buses are expected to arrive this summer

A BC Transit bus in Victoria. New charging infrastructure is preparing for 10 electric buses expected to arrive in the summer. (Jake Romphf/New Staff)
The RapidBus route will replace the Langford/Downtown Route 50 on April 10. (Courtesy of BC Transit)

Date set for faster RapidBus route between Langford and downtown Victoria

The faster, more frequent service has been in the works since 2021

The RapidBus route will replace the Langford/Downtown Route 50 on April 10. (Courtesy of BC Transit)
Steve Voller, a registered professional biologist with Seamount Consulting and Tracy Motyer, a registered biology technician with Aqua-Tex checking the new stream at the handyDART site in View Royal for fish using an electrofisher, on Feb. 2. (Courtesy of Aqua-Tex Scientific)

‘Undo some of the harm’: Fish return to View Royal creek at transit construction site

Work to restore the creek has seen juvenile coho salmon and cutthroat trout swim in the stream

Steve Voller, a registered professional biologist with Seamount Consulting and Tracy Motyer, a registered biology technician with Aqua-Tex checking the new stream at the handyDART site in View Royal for fish using an electrofisher, on Feb. 2. (Courtesy of Aqua-Tex Scientific)
A BC Transit handyDART bus. (Contributed photo)

‘It’s not fair’: Long road ahead for B.C. transit improvements

Province unlikely to fund more accessible transit this year: BC Transit

A BC Transit handyDART bus. (Contributed photo)
BC Transit offers free rides across its Greater Victoria routes after 6 p.m. on Dec. 31. (Black Press Media file photo)

Free rides on tap across Greater Victoria for New Year’s Eve

BC Transit offers free rides after 6 p.m.

BC Transit offers free rides across its Greater Victoria routes after 6 p.m. on Dec. 31. (Black Press Media file photo)
The Victoria Regional Transit System schedule is changing starting on Jan. 2. (Black Press Media file photo)

BC Transit beefs up Victoria bus routes starting in new year

Extra trips on weekdays are being added during busier times

  • Dec 23, 2022
The Victoria Regional Transit System schedule is changing starting on Jan. 2. (Black Press Media file photo)
Victoria will get the province’s first electric bus to service transit routes. (Courtesy of BC Transit)

First electric transit bus lands in Victoria, open to public early next year

The EV has landed; Demo bus provides learning opportunities with 10 more on the way

Victoria will get the province’s first electric bus to service transit routes. (Courtesy of BC Transit)
Central Saanich wants to sit on the Victoria Regional Transit Commission. (Black Press Media file photo)

Central Saanich passes motion that ‘requests and expects’ regional transit seat

North Saanich has represented region on Victoria Regional Transit Commission for last eight years

Central Saanich wants to sit on the Victoria Regional Transit Commission. (Black Press Media file photo)
The display signs on BC Transit buses can be changed to request emergency help when drivers aren’t able to use their radios. A bus travelling on Shelbourne Street on Thursday had its display activated, prompting an investigation by BC Transit into the cause. (Black Press Media file photo)

BC Transit investigating after Greater Victoria bus sign changes to emergency display

Displays can be activated when drivers are not able to use their radios

The display signs on BC Transit buses can be changed to request emergency help when drivers aren’t able to use their radios. A bus travelling on Shelbourne Street on Thursday had its display activated, prompting an investigation by BC Transit into the cause. (Black Press Media file photo)
BC transit bus runs a route through downtown Victoria. (Hollie Ferguson/VicNews)

BC Transit honoured with 2 awards during annual transit association conference in Montreal

Two awards went to BC Transit’s safety and security and marketing and communications teams

BC transit bus runs a route through downtown Victoria. (Hollie Ferguson/VicNews)
A BC Transit bus picks up passengers from a Douglas Street stop during the morning commute on Oct. 5. (Jake Romphf/New Staff)

BC Transit offering free rides on Election Day for some cities

TransLink will still be collecting fares Oct. 15

  • Oct 12, 2022
A BC Transit bus picks up passengers from a Douglas Street stop during the morning commute on Oct. 5. (Jake Romphf/New Staff)
A BC Transit bus picks up passengers from a Douglas Street stop during the morning commute on Oct. 5. (Jake Romphf/New Staff)

Improving the transit system and Victoria’s Douglas Street to roll together

West Shore line is the first of three Rapidbus phases

A BC Transit bus picks up passengers from a Douglas Street stop during the morning commute on Oct. 5. (Jake Romphf/New Staff)
Atticus Dachsel Kerr has always enjoyed taking the bus and hopes to encourage more people to join him on transit. (Courtesy of Atticus Dachsel Kerr)

Esquimalt teen riding every bus route in Greater Victoria to encourage transit use

Atticus Dachsel Kerr plans to complete every route in numerical order over a year

Atticus Dachsel Kerr has always enjoyed taking the bus and hopes to encourage more people to join him on transit. (Courtesy of Atticus Dachsel Kerr)