New transit agreement aims to resurrect ridership across the region
The road to recovery continues for regional transit. A new annual operating agreement between the Regional District of Central Kootenay and B.C. Transit has been renewed for the 2023-2024 season, with an eye toward a pre-pandemic ridership. As of January 2023, ridership has recovered to 83 per cent compared of 2019-20 levels, noted RDCK research analyst Tom Dool in his report