People using transit in the Comox Valley will see improved and expanded transit options with the introduction of handyDART service on statutory holidays starting Monday, Sept. 1, 2025.

“Expanding handyDART service to include statutory holidays is an important step in making transit more accessible and reliable for people who depend on the service in the Comox Valley,” said George Anderson, parliamentary secretary for transit. “This expansion reflects our commitment to building inclusive communities and ensuring that everyone, regardless of ability, can get to where they need to go, when they need to.”  

To support increasing ridership and convenient transit service for people throughout the province, BC Transit and the B.C. government are partnering with the Comox Valley Regional District to expand services in the region with additional annual service hours. This builds on the work done in communities throughout B.C. to provide improved transit services and connect communities.

Investing in the local transit system ensures the services offered are dependable for people in the Comox Valley and the surrounding communities.

The expanded service supports communities such as Comox, Courtenay and Cumberland, and ensures that people who cannot use public transit without assistance from another person have continued access to reliable transit. The additional hours will improve frequency in service for people using handyDART services in the community.

The ministry has continued to increase its operating funding for BC Transit to ensure people outside Metro Vancouver continue to have access to the transit services they need. Since 2017, the ministry has increased the provincial operating grant to BC Transit by approximately 70%, supporting transit-service levels in the province and continuing to implement transit expansion that will benefit people throughout B.C.