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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…
Kelowna working on plan for public transit corridor from downtown to Mission
The City of Kelowna is asking residents about a proposal for an express route to…
City council disagrees with upcoming bus stop change at Vernon mall
VERNON - Those who take the bus from the Vernon mall are in for some changes. There have been safety issues and close calls at the stop, which is located outside the food court at the Village Green Centre, transportation engineer Amanda Watson said during a city council meeting today, Jan. 11. The transit operator,...
No car seat, no ride for Armstrong mom and baby trying to board the bus
VERNON - A North Okanagan woman is sharing her experience after being told she couldn’t board a public transit bus without a car seat for her baby. Chelsey Dyer planned to take the Route 60 bus into Vernon from her Armstrong home last week to pick up her car, but wasn’t allowed on. “The driver...
More than two hours of discussion nets zero change for North Shore bus stop
KAMLOOPS - It took more than two hours to decide on the fate of the bus stop near the Norkam Clinic, and in the end no changes will be made and the clinic will not get a new patient drop-off zone. The issue came to council again yesterday, Dec. 1, and after numerous speakers and...