The Queensway transit exchange is reopening Sunday after a $5.6-million upgrade. Photographer: John McDonald

Queensway transit exchange reopens in Kelowna

KELOWNA – Transit users in Kelowna will soon be using the upgraded Queensway transit exchange when it reopens on Sunday.

Built as an all-weather facility, the Queensway transit exchange will cover the centre island of the old bus loop, giving riders shelter from the elements and increased security.

Pedestrian crossings around the exchange have also been improved and the project includes bus-only access from Ellis Street.

The temporary exchange along Ellis Street will close as the new exchange opens.

The $5.6-million upgrade is part of the B.C. Transit RapidBus project. Kelowna RapidBus is a partnership between all levels of government and includes the District of West Kelowna and Westbank First Nation.

To contact the reporter for this story, email John McDonald at jmcdonald@infonews.ca or call 250-808-0143. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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John McDonald

John began life as a journalist through the Other Press, the independent student newspaper for Douglas College in New Westminster. The fluid nature of student journalism meant he was soon running the place, learning on the fly how to publish a newspaper.

It wasn’t until he moved to Kelowna he broke into the mainstream media, working for Okanagan Sunday, then the Kelowna Daily Courier and Okanagan Saturday doing news graphics and page layout. He carried on with the Kelowna Capital News, covering health and education while also working on special projects, including the design and launch of a mass market daily newspaper. After 12 years there, John rejoined the Kelowna Daily Courier as editor of the Westside Weekly, directing news coverage as the Westside became West Kelowna.

But digital media beckoned and John joined Kelowna.com as assistant editor and reporter, riding the start-up as it at first soared then went down in flames. Now John is turning dirt as city hall reporter for iNFOnews.ca where he brings his long experience to bear on the civic issues of the day.

If you have a story you think people should know about, email John at jmcdonald@infonews.ca

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