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The regional transit service has been suffering and the community is stepping up with solutions, noted a member of the West Kootenay Transit committee. Rik Logtenberg said the contract the Regional District of Central Kootenay — along with the City of Nelson — and BC Transit has with NextGen has struggled with a lack of bus drivers on some routes, causing the cancellations on

A new group has been formed to seek transit solutions

Labour shortages have plagued West Kootenay Transit’s ability to deliver completely on all of its route commitments in the last two years, according to an RDCK staff report on the matter. A report on the ongoing cancellations of trips in the West Kootenay Transit System — and the summary of efforts by BC Transit, NextGen and the RDCK to reduce the impact of those missed trips

The cash has been secured for the Nelson Downtown Exchange project. In a West Kootenay Transit Committee meeting in May BC Transit government relations manager Seth Wright confirmed that BC Transit received Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP) approval for the Nelson Downtown Exchange project. The ICIP will provide 80 per cent of the funding required for the

In order to support growth of the Kootenay Lake West Transit Service it will cost taxpayers up to five per cent more to operate over the next five years, after the Regional District of Central Kootenay board of directors approved an amendment to transit delivery Sept. 23. An increase in ridership and the demand for more services precipitated the increase, the board learned