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Kelowna Transit
Planned Kelowna transit improvements will help develop affordable housing
The City of Kelowna is planning for public transit infrastructure that meshes with housing development.…
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…
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…
Minute of silence on anniversary of fatal bus stabbing in Kelowna
A transit activism group is promoting a silent moment of remembrance next week for the…
Further cuts to Okanagan transit services on the horizon and COVID-19 further impacts revenues
Bus service in the Okanagan may be further reduced in the days ahead, the president…
Kelowna seeking federal money to build a new electric bus depot
KELOWNA – Moving its bus garage to a site near UBC Okanagan and rebuilding the…
Female bus driver assaulted in West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – Police say a young man in a hoodie assaulted a female bus…
Transit union making last ditch effort to avoid strike in Central Okanagan
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – The president of the union representing bus drivers in the Central Okanagan…
Central Okanagan bus drivers set to strike this Thursday
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – The union representing bus drivers across most of the Central Okanagan is…
Central Okanagan bus drivers hold strike vote this week
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Bus passengers in the Central Okanagan will have to wait to find…
Transit bus drivers in the Thompson-Okanagan vote overwhelmingly against accepting final contract offer
"IT WAS INSULTING." THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Over 96 per cent of the transit bus drivers, who…
Kelowna transit costs rising, no word yet on possible fare increases
KELOWNA – No word yet on whether increased costs claimed by Kelowna Transit will translate…
Kelowna to get new buses, expanded UBCO bus loop
KELOWNA – Transit users in the Central Okanagan will benefit from funding announcements made today…
HandyDART service to expand in Kelowna this September
KELOWNA – HandyDART services will be expanded in Kelowna starting this fall. Local residents who…
More riders means better cost recovery for Kelowna Transit
KELOWNA – Average ridership is up and Kelowna Transit is recovering more of the cost…
Worried for their safety, Kelowna bus drivers plan to rally at City Hall
KELOWNA – Members of the local bus drivers’ union will be holding a rally in…
Kelowna suspects arrested for pepper spraying local bus driver
KELOWNA – Several people have been arrested and the search is on for one more…
Riding a Kelowna bus to find owner is only half this dog’s story
SPENT EIGHT DAYS AND NIGHTS BY OWNER'S SIDE AFTER HE DIED KELOWNA – Shadow’s story…
Injured Kelowna dog searching for deceased owner gets help on public transit
"HE ACTUALLY GOT ON THE RIGHT BUS." KELOWNA – An injured dog that appears to…
Parking to get pricier in Kelowna
KELOWNA - Parking your car in Kelowna may get more expensive, and the penalties for those who violate the parking rules might go up as well. City parking manager Dave Duncan, in a report to council, says the recommendation for rate increases comes as a result of an rise in transit fares this September, which...
Lots of official eyes on downtown Kelowna streets
KELOWNA - Having eyes on the street is one of the keys to safe city streets, according to the downtown plan, and Kelowna’s urban core now has quite a few with more coming. The primary eyes are Kelowna RCMP, followed by the City of Kelowna bylaw officers, transit security, the downtown ambassadors and private security...
UBCO students to vote on fate of low-cost transit program
KELOWNA - The fate of the U-Pass transit program at a local university is in the hands of the students, who will vote over a fare increase next week. Students at the Okanagan campus of the University of British Columbia are holding a referendum over a fare increase for the program next week, which if...
Bus fares rise in the Central Okanagan
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - A broad-based bus fare increase for Kelowna Transit riders kicked in this week. The increase began Sept. 1 and was approved by Kelowna city council last March as an attempt to streamline fares and increase to 30 per cent what the city recovers from the subsidized bus service. Base fares for adults,...
Crush of students puts the pressure on Kelowna Transit
KELOWNA - They’re not yellow but considering how many students they carry, regular transit buses could almost be considered school buses. Jerry Dombowsky, the City of Kelowna’s regional programs manager with responsiblity for transit, says moving students is a big part of what Kelowna Regional Transit does. "Students of all ages make up a significant...