Gus The Bus Driver
@busdriverlife.bsky.social
The original Bus Master General of twitter now on BlueSky
PM Carney: "I'm going to take this opportunity to thank President Scheinbaum and the Mexican people for sending 200 firefighters to help us with our fires here. That's what friends do when you have crisis and fires." 🎥 Credit CBC News ❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️ ❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA🇨🇦🍁❤️
I had designed some bumper sticker ideas for BC Transit, but none can match that one.
Owen.@pw3n.bsky.social · 3w agoEveryone shut up, it’s time for my favourite bumper sticker of all time.
TransLink strikes deal with bus drivers, preventing strike
TransLink strikes deal with bus drivers, preventing strike
TransLink’s Coast Mountain Bus Company and the unions representing about 5,000 transit workers across Metro Vancouver have reached a tentative deal.
vancouver.citynews.ca
England still has the world darts champion and that’s all that matters
Apparently there's an on-demand transit service in Squamish that carries 100 people a *month*. For a service that runs for 10 hours on all weekdays with 2 buses, that seems quite low (0.8 boardings/hr). In general, I'm curious how often on-demand is actually more cost effective than regular buses.
Update: Squamish transit expansion in limbo after letter from Crown corp
BC Transit says in a recent surprise letter that expansion commitments—past and present—are under review due to the 'current fiscal environment.'
squamishchief.com
I was running so late on that last trip that I expect a thank you card from the driver behind me.
Steven He: YOU ARE LATE!
ALT: Steven He: YOU ARE LATE!
static.klipy.com
Saanich Police are on the lookout for a cyclist who allegedly spat at a BC Transit driver in May. https://cheknews.ca/saanich-police-seek-cyclist-who-spat-on-bc-transit-driver-1333441/
Saanich Police seek cyclist who spat on BC Transit driver
Saanich Police are on the lookout for a cyclist who allegedly spat at a BC Transit driver in May.
cheknews.ca
TransLink bus crash in North Vancouver sends driver, passenger to hospital
TransLink bus crash in North Vancouver sends driver, passenger to hospital
Three ambulances with primary care paramedics, an ambulance with advanced care paramedics and a paramedic supervisor all responded to the scene.
globalnews.ca
this is an excellent history of transit in BC if you haven't read it!
Why hasn't transit in BC kept up with growth?
Transit in BC hasn't kept up with growth, because every time the province faces a deficit, they go after transit.
bettercolumbia.ca
People heading to Canada Day celebrations across Vancouver Island and nearby communities will see a mix of free transit, special shuttle services and holiday schedules on Wednesday, July 1. https://cheknews.ca/heres-how-bc-transit-is-running-on-canada-day-across-vancouver-island-1333304/
Here’s how BC Transit is running on Canada Day across Vancouver Island
People heading to Canada Day celebrations across Vancouver Island and nearby communities will see a mix of free transit, special shuttle services and holiday schedules on Wednesday, July 1.
cheknews.ca
When you’re traveling and people ask you what Canada is like? I always think they want us to say something like this…
Where’s the Bus? Learn more about gaps and challenges of rural transit/transportation. shorturl.at/H3pmV
The American Library Association is auctioning off a bunch of the classic celebrity “READ” posters along with a bunch of other full sized literacy posters. This is going to fix so many of my problems, I just know it. movieposters.ha.com/c/search/res...
Wasn’t much support for transit in Langford under former mayor stew young. And this quote is part of his re-election campaign.
Photo from the lower mainland where reports of new Solaris brand trolley buses have started to arrive for service in translink network
RCMP arrest three youth after fire destroys historic railcar on Vancouver Island #PortAlberni
RCMP arrest three youth after fire destroys historic railcar on Vancouver Island - BC News
Police on Vancouver Island say they have arrested three young people in connection with a fire that destroyed a historic railcar.
castanet.net
From now until July 6, 2026, share your thoughts on the Uptown Douglas Pre-Zoning and Transportation Network Design Project. This project is the next step in putting the Uptown Douglas Plan (UDP) into action. Visit Saanich.ca/HelloUDP to learn more and take the survey.
Kamloops teenager gets probation, community service for bear spray blast on city bus www.castanet.net/news/Kamloop...
Kamloops teenager gets probation, community service for bear spray blast on city bus
A Kamloops teenager who deployed bear spray on a city bus has been sentenced to 12 months of probation and 40 hours of community service.
castanet.net
