Starting on April 2nd, 2024, West Coast Transit, a new regional public transportation service, was launched and connect the communities of Ucluelet, Tofino, hitac̓u, Ty-Histanis, and Esowista seven days a week, except for statutory holidays.
The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District (ACRD), along with PWTransit and its West Coast Committee, as well as First Nations, municipalities, and agencies, have collaborated to develop an interim public transit service. The goal of this service is to connect the District of Tofino and the Resort Municipality of Ucluelet, as well as intervening ACRD Electoral Area “C” and Parks Canada areas.
There is also an option to connect to the Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Government community of Hitacu. Unfortunately, the implementation of a BC Transit-administered service on the West Coast has been postponed due to the provincial share of funding being unavailable. Therefore, the ACRD has been working with PWTransit to develop an interim public transit service. This service is meant to be a basic level of service that can be locally funded and developed with the support and involvement of key community, transportation, health, and hospitality stakeholders in the area.
The addition of this new service, along with several other successful contracts this year for transit, is a testament to our people and the hard work they put in to meet the expectations of both customers and companies. We look forward to growing with the ACRD, and we thank you for trusting PWTransit with moving your customers.
