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Route
Map for Vernon-UBC Okanagan (Route 90)
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Connects Okanagan College in Vernon with Kelowna
UBC-Okanagan Campus. Leaves from Vernon downtown
bus terminal on Coldstream Ave., travels to
UBC-Okanagan, where you transfer to Route
97 bus to continue trip into Kelowna. Four
trips daily. Your multizone fare allows you
to transfer to the Kelowna Transit System
at no extra cost. Remember to ask the driver
for a transfer when paying your fare
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One Zone |
Multi Zones |
| Adult |
$2.00 |
$2.50 |
| Senior* |
$1.75 |
$2.25 |
| *Reduced fare for persons aged
65 or older, with valid ID |
Local
travel within a region.
For example, travel within Vernon/Coldstream
or travel within Enderby/Armstrong/Spallumcheen.
Travel between regions.
For example, travel between Armstrong and Vernon.
Multi-zone boundaries include any travel beyond
present Vernon/Coldstream conventional bus coverage
or beyond Armstrong city limits.
Extended regional travel from Enderby to Salmon
Arm is a separate $2.25 cash-only fare each
way.
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Save
$3.50 when you buy 10 tickets (senior fare,
one zone).
You
may use a Day Pass as many times in one day
as you wish. If you plan to take several trips
in a day, you will save money by using a Day
Pass. Day Pass is valid on the conventional
system only.
When you purchase a monthly pass, you have unlimited
travel on the transit system for a month for
the same price as 15 return trips (adult, one
zone fare).
(January to December
31)
Eligible people can buy a yearly
pass for $45. The bus pass allows travel without
additional cost on BC Transit and Translink.
It is not valid on handyDart. Call 1 866 866-0800,
press 4, press 3.
Vernon City Hall, Nolan's Pharmasave, Okanagan
College, Regional District of North Okanagan
Office, Lumby Municipal Office, Enderby Municipal
Office, Armstrong Municipal Office, Spallumcheen
Municipal Office.
On the regular bus system, low-floor buses provide
wheelchair and scooter accessible service on fixed
transit routes throughout the region. Low-floor
buses are equipped with a ramp, have no entry
steps and have a kneeling feature that lowers
the entry level for passengers who use walkers,
crutches or who have difficulty climbing stairs.
Click
here for more detailed information.
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The Community Travel Training Program is a free
service designed to teach seniors and individuals
with cognitive or physical disabilities to use
transit service. This Program allows individuals
to learn at their own pace.
Call 250 545-7221 for more information
about the Community Travel Training Program.
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This service operates on Tuesdays between Revelstoke
& Kamloops and on Wedesdays between Revelstoke
& Kelowna. Although medical appointments have
priority, everyone is eligible to use the service
if space is available. If you have mobility difficulties,
special door-to-door service will be available.
One-way fare is $5.00. Exact fare
is required as driver does not have change.
Call 250 837-3000 in Revelstoke
or 1-866-618-8294 at least 24 hours in advance
to guarantee your seat. Transit staff will let
you know the exact time of pick up. When
scheduling medical appointments with a doctor,
let the receptionist know that you will be using
Health Connections.
The bus will leave Revelstoke at
8:00am, Sicamous at 9:00, Salmon Arm at 9:30,
and Sorrento at 10:00, arriving in Kamloops at
11:15am.
Return: The
bus will leave Kamloops at 3:00pm, Sorrento at
4:05, Salmon Arm at 4:40 and Sicamous at 5:10,
arriving in Revelstoke at 6:00.
The bus will leave Revelstoke at
8:00am, Sicamous at 9:00, Enderby at 9:30, Armstrong
at 9:50 and Vernon at 10:15, arriving in Kelowna
at 11:15am
Return: The
bus will leave Kelowna at 3:00pm, Vernon at 4:00,
Armstrong at 4:25, Enderby at 4:50, and Sicamous
at 5:10, arriving in Revelstoke at 6:00pm.
For further information please call 250 837-3000
in Revelstoke or 1-866-618-8294 or visit Health
Connections.
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handyDART is a transportation service for persons
who have a disability that is sufficiently severe
that the person is unable to use conventional transit
service without assistance. You must be registered
with the handyDART office before you can use the
service. There is no registration fee.
Monday -Thursday 7:45 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday 7:45 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Saturday 7:45 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday and Holidays - no service
To book a trip with handyDART, call 549-1366 ext.
2. Please call at least 24 hours ahead of your
scheduled pickup time.
| One-way trip |
One Zone |
| Passenger and Companions |
$1.75 |
| Attendants |
no charge |
The Taxi Supplement Program
enables the handyDART operator to book trips in
taxis when the regular vehicle(s) is unavailable,
either because of capacity issues or because the
trip cannot be accommodated in a timely manner.
In essence, the handyDART operator becomes one
large regular client to the taxi company, while
in turn the vehicles of the taxi company act like
extra vehicles to the handyDART operator.
For instance, if a passenger requests a trip
when the handyDART vehicle is unavailable, Taxi
Supplement enables the handyDART dispatcher to
relay the passenger's name, pickup and drop off
details to a participating taxi company. The taxi
company then slots that passenger into their bookings
for the day and picks up and drops off the passenger
at the assigned locations and times. There may
be restrictions on the use of this service including
requirements for ride sharing and budget limitations.
For those times when the handyDART system is unavailable,
the Taxi Saver Program provides registered handyDART
passengers (16 years and older) with subsidized
taxi service, giving them the flexibility to coordinate
their own trips.
Register with Vernon HandyDart by
providing a picture for an identification card.
The taxi coupons can now be purchased three months
at a time. It now costs $40 to buy $80 worth of
coupons (one month's allowance). Please make cheques
payable to Farwest Coach Inc. (Farwest Coach Inc.,
4210 – 24th Ave., Vernon, BC, V1T 1M2)
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Seniors
are to be at least 60 years of age, though allowances
can be made for a person who is not yet 60 and
is disabled.
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Drives
will be subject to availability of volunteer
drivers.
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Seniors
are on a fixed income that includes Guaranteed
Income Supplement / SAFER
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Seniors
are not able to use alternate means of transportation,
including handyDart.
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Seniors
are to be able to transfer easily in and out
of a vehicle.
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Seniors
are to pay a suggested honorarium directly to
the driver to help the volunteer driver with
fuel cost.
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Seniors
are encouraged to make arrangements 5-7 days
in advance of drive.
Volunteer
Drivers
The Seniors Information & Resource Bureau
requires a constant source of volunteer drivers
who can be available to assist the growing
number of seniors who lack the resources or
means to attend appointments, events or shopping
in the community.
To become a volunteer driver,
please contact the Seniors Information &
Resource Bureau at
250 545-8572. After a criminal record check
and providing a driver abstract, volunteer
drivers can then offer their services at their
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The priority seating up front on the bus
is designated for people with disabilities, passengers
with children in strollers and seniors—in
that order. Please respect the priority seating
designations, and be prepared to move if the driver
asks you to.
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