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Highway 16 Transportation Options 37A Meziadin Junction Highway29 16 Transportation Options Stewart 37 Information updated as of March 2020 1 2 Please note that these routes DO NOT OPERATE EVERY DAY. Takla Landing Please contact the website or telephone number provided for more information. Gitlazt’aamiks Gitanyow Gitanmaax Gitwinksihlkw Aiyansh (New Aiyansh) ROUTE ROUTE NAME SERVICE (RETURN TRIPS) ONE-WAY COST Gitanyow Gitwangak 39 Terrace Regional Transit System* – www.bctransit.com/terrace Phone: 250-635-2666 Gingolx 113 Gingolx Takla Lake Gitsegukla Witset Kincolith Laxgalts’ap 11 Terrace/Kitimat Connector Monday to Saturday $4 adult, $3.75 seniors/student Granisle 97 12 Kitimat/Kitamaat Village Monday to Saturday $2 adult, $1.75 senior/student Rosswood Dze L K’ant Topley Landing Binche Keyoh Bu Smithers Friendship Centre 13 Terrace/Kitsumkalum/New Remo Monday to Saturday $2 adult, $1.75 senior/student Usk Telkwa Granisle Tachie Gitaus Binche 14 Terrace (Queensway)/Gitaus Monday to Saturday $2 adult, $1.75 seniors/student Friendship House Association Kitsumkalum 118 New Remo (Kitselas) Topley of Prince Rupert Thornhill Kispiox Smithers Regional Transit System** – www.bctransit.com/smithers Phone: 250-847-4993 Terrace Duncan Lake Prince Rupert Kermode Fort St. James Houston Metlakatla Skeena Friendship 0 2.5 5 Decker Lake 22 Smithers/Telkwa Monday to Saturday $2.75 27 Port Edward 16 Centre Kilometres Wet’suwet’en Tintagel Kwinitsa Burns Lake 23 Smithers/Witset (formerly Moricetown) Monday to Saturday $2.75 37 Sik-e-Dakh Fraser Gitanmaax Nee Tahi Buhn Fort Kitimat (Glen Vowell) Lake Fraser Bulkley Nechako Regional Transit System – www.bctransit.com/bulkley-nechako Phone: 855-499-1119 Endako Vanderhoof Haisla Skin Tyee Stellat’en Nautley (Kitamaat Prince George 161 Burns Lake/Prince George Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday $5 Fraser Lake Saik’uz Village) Gitanmaax Vanderhoof 62 and Saik’uz 162 Smithers/Burns Lake Monday, Wednesday and Friday $5 Hazelton Hagwilget Beaverley Bulkley Canyon Hazeltons Regional Transit System*** – www.bctransit.com/hazeltons Phone: 877-842-2131 South 16 0 20 40 80 Hazelton New Hazelton 163 Smithers /Kispiox Monday, Wednesday and Friday $5 adult, $4 seniors/students McLeod Kilometres GRANT RECIPIENTS AND COMMUNITIES SERVED 97 164 Kispiox/Hazeltons/Terrace77 Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday $5 adult, $4 seniors/students 1. Friendship House Association of Prince Rupert: Local area, Terrace Fort Nelson Community Vehicles *Other Terrace Service: handyDART is an accessible, door-to-door service for people with permanent 4 77 2. Gingolx: Gingolx, Kincolith, Greenville, Canon Aiyansh, Terrace BC Transit Routes or temporary disabilities. Free registration: www.bctransit.com/terrace/riderinfo/handydart/register. Fort Nelson With funding from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure3. Kermode Friendship the following Centre: Terrace, communities Kitsum Kalum, and Kitselas Vehicle Grant Routes Call: 250-635-2666 organizations provide community-based transportation services. Some provide scheduled services on 37 4. Gitanyow: Gitanyow, Kitwanga/Gitwangak **Other Smithers Service: On-Request Zone Service offers Monday to Saturday pick-up and defined routes, whereas others provide on-demand services within a geographic area.Please confirm Vehicle Grant Service Areas 97 5. Gitanmaax: Gitanmaax, Old Hazelton, South Hazelton and Two Mile 37 HIGHWAY37A 16 Meziadin Junction drop-off service. Priority is given to the first to call and people with mobility challenges. directly with service provider. 97 Community Transportation 6. Dze L K’ant Friendship Centre: Smithers, Terrace, Telkwa Call 24 hours ahead to book: 250-847-4993 7. Granisle: Granisle, Topley, Tachet ***Other Hazeltons Service: On-Request Zone ServiceFort offers St. John Monday29 to Saturday pick-up and FOR MORE 37A 29 Grant ProgramStewart (Vehicle Grants) 97 8. Nee Tahi Buhn: Nee Tahi Buhn, Skin Tyee and Burns Lake drop-off service. Priority given to the first to call and peopleDawson with mobility challenges. Fort St. John OPERATING COMMUNITY ROUTE/ COMMUNITIES SERVED ONE-WAY COST INFORMATION 37A 29 The Highway 16 Community Transportation Grant Program is part of a Five-Point 9. Takla Lake: Takla Landing, Middle River, Tachie, Takla Junction, Binche, Fort St. James, Vanderhoof, Call 24 hours ahead to book: 250-847-4993 Creek 97 37 Mackenzie 52 Dawson Transportation Action Plan designedBinche for residents Keyoh in remote Bu Society and indigenous37 communitiesBinche, Tl-azt'en,Prince Nak'azdli, George and Fort St James $2 778 300-2497 39 Creek Prince Smithers 37 Mackenzie 52 to have safe transportation options along the Highway 16 corridor from Prince Rupert 10. Fraser Lake: Fraser Lake, Francois Lake, Endako, Stellat’en, north shore of Fraser Lake, Nadleh and Fort Fraser 3 ONE-WAY 39 Dze L K’ant Friendship Centre Smithers, Houston and Dease Lake $0 250 847-5211 Rupert 16 Prince Smithers to Prince George. The Ministry is providing $2 million over three years to support 11. Binche Keyoh Bu: Binche, Tl’azt’en, Takla Post, Fort St. James, Nak’azdli and Yekooche 16 37 ROUTE (Return Trips) COST 250 845-2131 27 Prince George Rupert 16 12 community groups in the purchase and operation of vehicles to support self-identied 12. Vanderhoof and Saik Vanderhoof and Saik’uz 16 37 Village of Fraser Lake Fraser Lake, Endako, Stellako, Drywilliam, Nadleh, $0 250 699-6257 16 Prince George <-> Vancouver $20 27 Prince George transportation services. Alice Cranberry Junction Arm Fort Fraser 97 16 * BC Bus North is not a component of the Five-Point Transportation Plan, but a Quesnel <-> Prince George $10 Anyox Kitsault 26 97 provincially-funded interim bus programFriendship to ll the House gap as a resultAssociation of Greyhound’s of decisionPrince Rupert to Terrace Takla Landing $5 250 627-1717 ValemountPrince George <-> Prince Rupert $20 26 on cancelling Northern BC route services.Prince Rupert 5 Valemount For more information or to book, pleaseMackenzie visit 5 5. Gitanmaax Prince George <-> Fort St John $20 Gitanyow Human Services ConnectsGitanyow to east and west bound BC transit route in $2 250 849-5572 Gitlazt’aamiks 4. Gitanyow www.nhconnections.ca or call 1-888-647-4997. Gitwinksihlkw Aiyansh Gitwangak Mackenzie <-> Prince George $10 (New Aiyansh) This service is for all northern residents 39 ROUTE (Return) ONE-WAY COST Village of Granisle Granisle to Houston, to Smithers, and to Burns Lake $5 250 697-2248 travelling outside their home community for Dawson Creek <-> Fort St John $10 113 Gitwangak 9. Takla Lake Gingolx 2. Gingolx Moricetown non-emergency health care or who need to VanderhoofLaxgalts’ap (District of) and Saik’uz Vanderhoof andGitsegukla Saik'uz $0 250 567-4711 Dawson Creek <-> Fort Nelson $20 Prince George <-> Kincolith get home after travelling by ambulance to Prince Rupert For more information or to Gingolx Village Government Gingolx, Laxgalts’ap, Gitwinksihlkw, Gitlaxt’aamiks $20 250 326- 4212 Valemount <-> Prince George $20 another community. Travel companions can book a trip, please visit to Terrace 97 McBride/Valemount Granisle also travel with you and immediate family McBride <-> Kamloops $10 www.bcbus.ca or call Rosswood may use the bus to travel to support family <->Prince George Gitanmaax Band Gitanmaax, the Hazeltons, Two Mile 6.and Dze Smithers L K’ant Topley Landing$0 250 842-5297 11. Binche Keyoh Bu Burns Lake <-> Prince George $10 1-844-564-7494. Smithers members who require health care services Prince George <-> Kermode Friendship Society Terrace, Kitselas and Kitsumkalum Friendship Centre $0 250 635-4906 Telkwa outside of their home community. This Burns Lake <-> Prince George Fort St. John $10 Children under 5 travel free Lax Kw’alaams Usk 7. Granisle service is also available for seniors (over 60) Nee Tahi Buhn Indian Band Nee Tahi Buhn, Skin Tyee, Burns Lake, Francois Lake $0 250 694-3494 Tachie via Fort St James Fort Nelson <-> with fare-paying adult. Gitaus Pinche 1. Friendship House Association Kitsumkalum Kispiox 118 Yekooche and people with mobility challenges. Takla Lake First NationNew Remo (Kitselas)Takla Landing to Prince George $40 250 564-9321 Burns Lake <-> Terrace $10 Dawson Creek of Prince Rupert Terrace Thornhill Topley Duncan Lake Metlakatla Prince Rupert 3. Kermode Fort St. James Friendship 0 2.5 5 Houston 4830_20200311 Skeena Centre Decker Lake Kilometres Port Edward Kwinitsa 37 Wet’suwet’en 27 16 Sik-e-Dakh (Glen Vowell) Tintagel 5. Gitanmaax Burns Lake 8. Nee Tahi Buhn Kitimat Endako Fraser Lake Fort Fraser Haisla Stellat’en Vanderhoof Nautley (Kitamaat Village) Skin Tyee Saik’uz Prince George Kitkatla 10. Fraser Lake Gitanmaax 12. Vanderhoof 62 and Saik’uz Beaverley Hazelton Hagwilget Bulkley New Hazelton Canyon 16 South Hazelton 0 20 40 80 McLeod Kilometres 97 4711 180718 Updated July 18, 2018.
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