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DRIVER Shawn Quast picks up another
rider on Birch Road, Saturday, as the North
Saanich bus makes its way through the
rural area. The van-style buses were
added in November 1988. Alfhough the

-Buses on a roll

North Saanich buses are picking cars and five miles of track in
up more people all the time, saysa 1890 to 113 buses carrying 14.1
B.C Transit spokesman. million passengers each year.

Ridership on the route has more The North Saanich routes,
than doubled since the service was designed as a local service using
introduced in November 1988. 25-passenger vans, were in danger

And a February bargain fare of of cancellation because of low
$18.90 for a month-long bus pass ridership.
should draw more residents on to But Foord said’ the system is
buses. now close to meeting the transit
commission’s goal of 10 rides per
hour. In November, the buses car-
ried the equivalent of 9.6 rides per
hour.

“Certainly looking at the num-
bers, I think it is encouraging. It is
a solid base of users,” Foord said.

Community effort helped get the
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in 1890, passengers will be
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riders: five cents.

The five-cent fare and reduced
bus pass rate will apply to all
transit routes. The regional service
has grown from four small street-

Merchants have been very suppor-
tive of, Foord said.

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