BC Transit has added an additional bus stop on route 22 Hope to enhance service for the Yale First Nation community and all others using public transit to move throughout the Hope Regional Transit System.
“Adding new stops is key to achieving our goal of delivering transportation services our customers can rely on,” said BC Transit President and CEO Erinn Pinkerton. “I’m pleased to work in partnership to increase service to the Yale First Nation community.”
The new bus shelter and pullout for the route 22 Hope bus for eastbound traffic will be located along the newly constructed frontage road built by Yale First Nation off Highway 7. A westbound stop will be located directly across the frontage road. The bus will travel through this location in each direction four times daily, Monday through Saturday.
“Having this option will provide opportunity for our community members to travel safely between communities and tend to personal needs – be it shopping for groceries, getting to work in town or visiting with loved ones elsewhere,” said Steven Patterson, manager of lands, natural resources and economic development, Yale First Nation. “It will also allow those that live away from home to reunite with their family here, to attend community functions having the comfort and safety knowing that they will always have a safe ride back home and will never be stranded again.”
Yale First Nation has completed a transit services agreement with the Fraser Valley Regional District.
