Tag: BC Transit

BC Transit launches tap-to-pay on all systems with Umo

Contactless fare payment is now available on more than 30 transit systems across B.C.

BC Transit seeks public feedback on new website

BC Transit is asking riders across the province to provide feedback on its newly redesigned website, launched earlier this year to improve trip planning and service information access.

Free transit offered in West Kootenay for Earth Day

Residents in the West Kootenay will be able to ride transit for free on April 22 as part of Earth Day initiatives across B.C.

Contactless payments coming soon to BC Transit riders

Bus riders may soon have an easier way to pay for their fare, as BC Transit prepares to roll out contactless debit and credit card payments across its network through the Umo fare system.

BC announce top employers

BC Transit, Teck and Interior Health have made the 2025 top 100 employers in Canada list. BC Transit makes the...

BC Transit expands West Kootenay service

Effective January 6, BC Transit and the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) and the Regional District of Kootenay...

BC Transit to add more than 900 buses to its fleet

BC Transit hopes to add over 900 new buses to its fleet over the next three to five years. Officials...

BC Transit invites you to share your feedback on its website redesign

To make it easier for people to access public transit information, BC Transit is redesigning its website and is...

BC Transit buses are getting a new look

BC Transit is introducing new green livery for its bus fleet, showcasing its commitment to modern, climate-friendly public transit...

Upcoming Changes to Fare Product Sales in West Kootenays

BC Transit launched Umo in the West Kootenay Transit System in June 2024, introducing the Umo Mobility app, reloadable...

Umo Digital Fares are live in the Kootenays

BC Transit’s Umo (pronounced “you-mo”) electronic fare system is now live in the Kootenays. Umo introduces contactless payment methods and...

BC Transit unveils new digital payment system

BC Transit is set to launch a new digital payment system in the West Kootenays and Cranbrook. The new system,...
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B.C.’s three main party leaders clashed over affordability, health care and Indigenous rights in a heated televised election debate Wednesday evening.

August free of drug-related deaths in Kootenay-Boundary

Nobody died due to toxic drugs in the Kootenay-Boundary in August, according to figures from the BC Coroners Service.

Grand Forks RCMP seize drugs, handgun, stolen property

Police in Grand Forks arrested five people during a bust this month in the 5900 block of Division Street and seized a loaded handgun along with stolen property.

B.C. NDP pledges millions for clean energy and climate programs

The B.C. NDP is promising millions of dollars in new investments in clean energy and climate programs if re-elected, while warning a Conservative government would roll back environmental protections. 

First Nations leaders call on B.C. Conservatives to drop candidate over alleged residential school denialism

First Nations leaders are calling on the B.C. Conservatives to remove a candidate over allegations of residential school denialism.
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