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Free transit in Cowichan for veterans and armed forces personnel during Veterans’ Week

Free transit for everyone on Remembrance Day
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BC Transit and the CVRD are offering free transit for all on Remembrance Day, and veterans and armed forces personnel during Veterans’ Week. (Citizen file photo)

BC Transit and the Cowichan Valley Regional District are providing free transit service to veterans and armed forces personnel in the Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System starting on Nov. 4 in support of Veterans’ Week and Remembrance Day.

Free transit will be available, with appropriate identification, for veterans and Canadian Forces members on all scheduled routes and handyDART services from Nov. 4-10.

This will not include inter-regional routes 66, 70, 99 and 44.

On Remembrance Day, Nov. 11, all scheduled routes and handyDART services will be free for all riders.

Scheduled routes will run on a Sunday schedule and handyDART service will be running on a Saturday schedule.

Please note that inter-regional routes, and local routes in Eagle Heights, Ladysmith, Youbou and Honeymoon Bay do not operate on Nov. 11.

BC Transit supports those bus drivers who choose to stop their bus, if it is safe to do so, at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11 to observe the traditional minute of silence in memory of those who gave their lives and service in times of war.

For more information on routes and schedules, visit bctransit.com/cowichan-valley.