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BY PIETA WOOLLEY | LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE
How can you commute, shop, care for kids and elders, and socialize, if you’re not walking, cycling or driving your own car? The good news is, there’s lots of choice. The bad news is, we still haven’t cobbled together an environmentallysustainable, affordable transportation system to consistently move us around the region and beyond.
BC Transit Powell River FOR WHEN YOU’RE GOING SOMEWHERE MORE COMPELLING THAN YOUR OFFICE: Former CFL guard Jesse Newman (BC Lions, Calgary Stampeders) started Sunshine Coast Shuttle after he returned to his hometown nearly a decade ago, and started volunteering with qPAWS. His fleet of seven-passenger SUVs and a 21-passenger van and new 15-passenger van can take adventurers, and their gear, not only into the
backcountry, but also around town. Summer is his busy season. “I have no trouble finding drivers,” said Jesse. “I used to drive for the School District, and it’s a great group to snag excellent drivers from. They don’t work in the summer.” Jesse is thinking about offering a regular scheduled service, rather than just charter. Photo by Motive Media
Public service funded by fares, the province of BC, the City, qathet Regional District, and Tla’amin Nation. Administered by BC Transit. Advantage: Cheap and consistent. You can go from Saltery Bay to Lund and everywhere in between for $2.25, and to Texada for $8, including the ferry fare. Kids 12 and under travel free. The HandiDART system, also $2.25 a ride, offers door to door service for people with mobility challenges.
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Disadvantage: Service outside the City can be spotty. For example, in the winter, the #14 bus to and from Lund operates just Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays, with two trips north per day, and two south. Within the City limits, the buses can be infrequent. They leave a gap in service between the late evening and early morning. HandiDART operates 8 am to 4 or 5 pm weekdays, 9 am to 5 pm Saturdays, and not at all on Sundays. Learn more: bctransit.com/powell-river
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