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iN PERSPECTIVE: Riding the bus in Kamloops saves money but comes with a price
Relying on the bus system in Kamloops requires patience, and sometimes a plan B, in…
Kelowna, Vernon transit workers vote in favour of potential strike
Transit workers in Kelowna, Vernon and Salmon Arm have voted nearly 100 per cent in…
Cities seeks ministry intervention in Central Okanagan transit labour dispute
Job action could start as early as today, Sept. 1, after Central Okanagan transit workers…
Full shutdown of Central Okanagan’s transit system scheduled for Oct. 5
Frustrated with the lack of negotiations since it started strike action six weeks ago, the…
Last minute negotiations not expected to avert Kelowna transit strike
Transit workers had 20 minutes of negotiations this morning with First Transit, the company that…
One day Central Okanagan transit strike as both sides head to arbitration
Central Okanagan transit drivers have shut down the bus service in the region for today…
New transit owner looms for Kamloops, Kelowna and Vernon
The contract with First Transit to operate the Central Okanagan transit system is in the…
Kelowna boy seriously injured after being hit by city bus
A 12-year-old boy was seriously injured after he was hit by a city bus in…
Kelowna transit activist says petition just the beginning in drive for change
A petition calling on B.C. Transit to turn over the running of the Central Okanagan…
Kamloops transit buses are on time 60% of the time
City of Kamloops staff blame traffic and increased ridership demand for a downward trend in…
Transit activists put their own benches at bus stops around Kelowna
Neela Rader is taking matters into their own hands and installing benches at bus stops…
Kelowna transit riders in for a bumpy ride due to tech upgrades
Kelowna’s regional transit system is getting a tech update to iron out problems with the…
Transit lobby group challenges to Okanagan city councils to take the bus for one week
A transit lobby group is calling on municipal politicians across the Okanagan and Shuswap to…
iN TRANSIT: Riders have their take on Kelowna’s bus system
After the Okanagan Transit Alliance challenged elected officials to rely on transit for the week…
Kelowna’s double-decker buses are gone, but not forgotten
Five years ago double-decker buses were roaming the streets of Kelowna, but today as transit…
New transit fare system goes live in Kamloops; Okanagan not far behind
Transit riders in Kamloops can now use BC Transit’s Umo electronic fare system, and the…
Okanagan transit lobby group disappointed with BC Transit decision to renew TransDev contract
An Okanagan transit lobby group is not impressed with BC Transit's decision to renew its…
BC Transit and TransDev renew controversial contract in Okanagan
BC Transit will be renewing its contract with TransDev Canada despite pressure from the Okanagan…
Penticton first city in BC where youth ride the bus for free
Young people can now ride BC Transit for free in Penticton. The city launched a…
Transit drivers unsung heroes during massive West Kelowna wildfire evacuations
During the 2023 wildfires in the Okanagan last summer season multiple transit bus drivers were…
Dozens of businesses, hundreds of Okanagan residents demand transit improvement in open letter
An Okanagan transit lobby group has hundreds of residents behind an open letter to politicians…
Bus rides exceed pre-pandemic levels in Kamloops
Kamloops bus ridership bounced back in 2023 after a lull during the COVID pandemic. The…
Transit services expanded in Kelowna
Transit is expanding to support increased ridership in Kelowna. Services will be added between the…
‘BRUTAL’: Kelowna transit system not keeping up
Sam Woods has been navigating the inefficiencies and vagaries of the Kelowna transit system for…