BC Transit
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Santa Bus is rolling into the Okanagan and getting people in the holiday spiritThe Santa Bus will visit local elementary schools, grocery stores, senior centres and daycares before the big wrap-up event at Stuart Park with Santa on Dec. 10.CanadaNov 28
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Limited bus service to Kelowna, B.C. student neighbourhood a safety issue: petitionMore than 250 people have signed an online petition calling for increased service hours for the Quail Ridge bus to the UBC Okanagan campus.CanadaNov 24
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‘Strike averted’ but bus service in Kelowna suspended for the dayAccording to the transit workers' union, there will be no bus service Wednesday but it will be up and running with regular service on Thursday.TrafficOct 5
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Operation of public transit in Central Okanagan questioned as strike loomsThe union has issued a strike deadline of Oct. 5 after weeks of escalating job action that failed to put pressure on the employer.CanadaSep 29
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District of West Vancouver and Blue Bus union reach new collective agreementThe deal was reached after months of negotiations, where the bus driver union's president was publicly unhappy with the tactics being used by the District of West Vancouver.CanadaSep 7
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Public transit workers in Central Okanagan escalate job action, refuse to collect fareWhile a free bus ride may sound enticing to some users, the move by Kelowna bus drivers is part of an ongoing labour dispute that may escalate to having no bus service at all.CanadaSep 6
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Union representing Kelowna, B.C. transit workers issues 72-hour strike noticeVernon workers issued the same notice earlier this month. While no job action is immediately planned in either community, contract negotiations remain far from settled.CanadaAug 30
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‘We may walk off the job at any time’: West Vancouver Blue Bus workers on strikeThe union that represents transit workers in West Vancouver said members will stop working overtime hours and will dress in union t-shirts instead of their regular uniforms.CanadaJul 23
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American TikToker ‘totally tickled’ by Victoria residents thanking bus driver in viral videoCorinn Carlson, who runs the TikTok and Instagram accounts, "The Fat Passport," filmed the passengers exiting the BC Transit bus while visiting friends in Victoria.TrendingJul 13
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BC Transit: Kelowna to soon switch to summer schedulesBC Transit says changes for the Kelowna regional transit system will start on Sunday, July 3, and that riders will see many schedule adjustments reflective of the school break.ConsumerJun 20
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