City council agreed Monday, Aug. 19 to add two buses and 3,550 hours of yearly service to the transit system with the aim of improving weekend service along four routes.
The additions are to come into effect in January 2026 at an estimated net cost of $265,361 to the municipality, representing 46 per cent of the $570,998 total cost with the remainder covered by BC Transit.
The additional hours will be deployed on routes 5, 15, 88 and 89 with details to be worked out. A 40-foot heavy-duty bus and a 35-foot medium duty bus will be added to the fleet in the name of the additional hours and for "fleet spare ratio issues," city transit planner Daniel Pearce said in a report to council.
The added service is forecast to generate $69,861 in revenue from riders' fares.
