BC Transit

Buses line the Vancouver Transit Centre in Vancouver on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. British Columbia is earmarking up to $300 million in new capital funding to help TransLink, Metro Vancouver’s transit provider, add more buses to its fleet. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

$300M TransLink boost aimed at fixing transit issues in B.C. Lower Mainland

Funds expected to add more buses, reduce wait times

 

Penticton and BC Transit are offering free transit for people aged 24 and under. (Photo- City of Penticton)

Penticton first in B.C. to offer free transit to riders 24 and under

New project serves as among the city’s new safety initiatives

 

Buses line the Vancouver Transit Centre as transit workers from the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 4500 strike in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. Bus and SeaBus services in Metro Vancouver are set to resume this morning after the end of a 48-hour strike by supervisors that ground Coast Mountain Bus Company routes to a standstill. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

72-hour Metro Vancouver bus strike promised next week if deal not reached

Union warns of renewed action as province assigns Vince Ready to mediate transit dispute

 

Buses line the Vancouver Transit Centre as transit workers from the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 4500 strike in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. Bus and SeaBus services in Metro Vancouver are set to resume this morning after the end of a 48-hour strike by supervisors that ground Coast Mountain Bus Company routes to a standstill. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Transit service returns to Metro Vancouver as 48-hour job action ends

Regular service resumed at about 4 a.m. but dispute not yet settled

Buses line the Vancouver Transit Centre as transit workers from the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 4500 strike in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. Bus and SeaBus services in Metro Vancouver are set to resume this morning after the end of a 48-hour strike by supervisors that ground Coast Mountain Bus Company routes to a standstill. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Transit workers from the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 4500 picket outside of the Lonsdale SeaBus station in the rain during a strike in North Vancouver, B.C., on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Job action fades, uncertainty remains in Metro Vancouver transit dispute

Bus and Seabus service set to restart in time for tomorrow’s commute but sides still far apart

Transit workers from the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 4500 picket outside of the Lonsdale SeaBus station in the rain during a strike in North Vancouver, B.C., on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Labour Minister Harry Bains said the province is prepared to appoint a special meditator, possibly Vince Ready, to resolve the current labour dispute between transit supervisors and Coast Mountain Bus Company, a subsidiary of TransLink, the regional transit authority for Metro Vancouver. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)

B.C. is prepared to appoint special mediator in transit strike

Labour Minister reacts as job action impacts large parts of Metro Vancouver’s public transit system

Labour Minister Harry Bains said the province is prepared to appoint a special meditator, possibly Vince Ready, to resolve the current labour dispute between transit supervisors and Coast Mountain Bus Company, a subsidiary of TransLink, the regional transit authority for Metro Vancouver. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)
A SkyTrain is pictured in downtown Vancouver, Saturday, March 14, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

1,000s stranded, sides trade barbs as transit stalled in Metro Vancouver

Shutdown due to contract dispute affecting 96 per cent of the region’s bus services

A SkyTrain is pictured in downtown Vancouver, Saturday, March 14, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
A potential strike by more than 180 transit supervisors seeking a new contract in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland could have a major effect on commuters next week, with the bus drivers’ union saying it would back such action. A bus is pictured in downtown Vancouver, Friday, November, 1, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

B.C. Lower Mainland bus drivers won’t cross picket line if action occurs

Supervisors threatening to walk off the job Monday morning due to contract impasse

A potential strike by more than 180 transit supervisors seeking a new contract in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland could have a major effect on commuters next week, with the bus drivers’ union saying it would back such action. A bus is pictured in downtown Vancouver, Friday, November, 1, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Lower Mainland transit supervisors say it will be “withdrawing all services” on Monday if an agreement with Coast Mountain Bus company is not made. A bus is pictured in downtown Vancouver, Friday, November, 1, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Union threatens Monday BC Transit service withdrawal in Lower Mainland

CUPE Local 4500 in contract talks with Coast Mountain Bus Company

Lower Mainland transit supervisors say it will be “withdrawing all services” on Monday if an agreement with Coast Mountain Bus company is not made. A bus is pictured in downtown Vancouver, Friday, November, 1, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
A union representing more than 180 transit workers in B.C. has issued a 72-hour strike notice. Passengers board a bus in downtown Vancouver, B.C., Friday, Nov. 1, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

B.C. Lower Mainland transit workers issue 72-hour strike notice

Union says job action could begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday with an overtime ban

A union representing more than 180 transit workers in B.C. has issued a 72-hour strike notice. Passengers board a bus in downtown Vancouver, B.C., Friday, Nov. 1, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
BC Transit user scanning their monthly transit pass on the mobile app Umo to ride the bus. (Ella Matte/News Staff)

BC Transit rolls out $23.2M electronic fare system

Nanaimo and other BC transit regions will adopt the fare system in the future

BC Transit user scanning their monthly transit pass on the mobile app Umo to ride the bus. (Ella Matte/News Staff)
A SkyTrain is pictured in Burnaby, B.C., Tuesday, April 14, 2020. The union for more than 1,000 SkyTrain employees says it has reached a tentative five-year deal with the BC Rapid Transit Co.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

SkyTrain union reaches tentative 5-year deal with BC Rapid Transit

CUPE says ratification vote for the new contract will be held at the end of July

A SkyTrain is pictured in Burnaby, B.C., Tuesday, April 14, 2020. The union for more than 1,000 SkyTrain employees says it has reached a tentative five-year deal with the BC Rapid Transit Co.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
CUPE BC president Karen Ranalletta speaks at a public rally at Five Corners in downtown Chilliwack on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 in support of CUPE 561, whose members have been on the picket lines for more than three weeks since the full withdrawal of transit services in the Fraser Valley. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

Lunchtime rally in Chilliwack saw striking transit drivers ‘demand to be treated fairly’

‘We’re here now on strike because this job is no longer sustainable,’ says Chilliwack driver at rally

CUPE BC president Karen Ranalletta speaks at a public rally at Five Corners in downtown Chilliwack on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 in support of CUPE 561, whose members have been on the picket lines for more than three weeks since the full withdrawal of transit services in the Fraser Valley. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
Police and paramedics load a man into an ambulance in Surrey Tuesday (April 11) after he was stabbed on a Coast Mountain bus in the 9900-block of King George Boulevard at about 9:30 p.m. (Photo: Shane MacKichan)

Second stabbing in as many weeks on Surrey transit bus

Man critically injured during attack on a bus not far from King George skytrain station

Police and paramedics load a man into an ambulance in Surrey Tuesday (April 11) after he was stabbed on a Coast Mountain bus in the 9900-block of King George Boulevard at about 9:30 p.m. (Photo: Shane MacKichan)
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

An international student was taken to hospital after being assaulted at a Kelowna bus stop on March. 17. (World Sikh Organization of Canada)
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 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)
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 video on TikTok showing passengers thanking BC Transit drivers has almost three million views. (The Fat Passport/TikTok)

Sorry, but polite B.C. transit service has TikTok world talking

Victoria video of people thanking bus drivers sparks debate and raises eyebrows

A video on TikTok showing passengers thanking BC Transit drivers has almost three million views. (The Fat Passport/TikTok)