Government of BC Bus Pass Program Welcome Aboard Riding the Bus Fares subject to change There are two kinds of transit service: The BC Bus Pass Program is offered by the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction. The annual Lost & Found 250·378·4080 • Merritt Transit provides service to major destinations Cash bus pass is valid for the eligible rider on any fixed-route If you find something on the bus, give it to the transit and residential areas in Merritt and Lower Nicola; All Passengers $ 2.00 transit service. The pass is non-transferable. operator. Articles are kept for up to 90 days. Merritt Transit • Transit provides Health Connections Child, 4 or under free regional service to Kamloops and . For information on criteria for eligibility, visit Courtesy Seating www.buspass.gov.bc.ca or call 1·866·866·0800. BC Transit serves everyone on a first-to-board basis. Tickets (10) About Your Transit System RIDER’S GUIDE Orientation Courtesy seating is the front accessible area of the All Passengers 18.00 Funding for Merritt Transit is cost shared between the bus and is especially vital to: Effective January 2, 2018 If you would like to learn how to board a bus with your Monthly Pass City of Merritt and BC Transit through a partnership with • customers who use scooters, wheelchairs, Updated November 2019 wheelchair, walker or scooter, we can help. Call your Thompson Nicola Regional District and Lower Nicola pediatric strollers or other mobility aids Adult 42.00 Indian Band. local transit office to arrange a session. • customers with a disability or mobility issue Student*, Senior*, College Student* 32.00

Decisions on fares, routes and service levels are made Attendants • customers with baby strollers * Reduced fare with valid I.D. for persons 65 or over, by the City Council based on information and planning students to Grade 12 and full-time college students. Customers using wheelchairs or scooters, registered Your mobility aid must not exceed 2 feet by 4 feet provided by BC Transit. Buses are operated by Nicola handyDART customers or CNIB pass holders may (61 cm by 122 cm). If your mobility aid is larger, please Valley Transportation Society. travel with an attendant. Please let your transit operator contact your local transit office for an assessment. Ticket & Pass Vendors know if the person travelling with you is your attendant. • Merritt City Hall Contact Attendants travel free and must board and exit at the Mobility aids include scooters, wheelchairs, baby strollers and pediatric strollers. • Nicola Valley Institute of Technology Transit Information: 250·378·4080 same stop as the customer requiring assistance and help Lost & Found: 250·378·4080 to load and secure mobility aids on the bus. Your driver Be Safe and Be Seen will ensure that the securements are properly fastened. Web: bctransit.com Sometimes it is difficult for transit drivers to see you Holiday Service Email: [email protected] at bus stops, especially along unlit roads. Wear light There is no transit service on Christmas Day. All other coloured clothing, wear a reflective strip, use a flashlight holidays operate with regular service. Address: Box 934 or use the light from your mobile phone to signal the Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Subject to change. Check online at bctransit.com driver that you are at the stop. for special event service. If you have suggestions or comments, contact: Bike Racks City of Merritt, 2185 Voght Street Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Most bikes can be accommodated on BC Transit buses. If you’re considering travelling by bike and transit, 250∙378·4224 instructions are posted on the bike racks. Before your bus arrives, make sure that saddlebags, Health Connections antennas, child carriers or any other item that could Service to Kamloops and Kelowna interfere with the driver’s vision are removed from the bike. Health Connections is a transit service providing Bike racks on community buses can only be used during communities with accessible transportation options to daylight hours. Bikes block the headlights at night. access non-emergency medical appointments. Although Visit Rider Info at bctransit.com for an medical appointments have priority, everyone is eligible instructional video. to use this service if space is available. Request-a-Stop Service is available to any community along the route. BE PART OF THE SOLUTION... You must phone 24 hours ahead to arrange your trip. Customers who feel that their personal safety is at risk When scheduling medical appointments, let them know can ask their driver to stop between regular bus stops. REUSE YOUR RIDER’S GUIDE. you will be using Health Connections. Ask your transit driver at least one bus stop ahead of City of Merritt where you wish to get off. You will be let off at a safe Transit Info 250·378·4080 Pick up a Health Connections flyer at any health location closest to your request. Please contact your facility, on board the bus, visit bctransit.com or phone Whitton Lake local transit office for details and any time restrictions. bctransit.com 250·376·7525 in Kamloops or 1·888·376·7525.

One-way fare for a Health Connections trip is $5.00. This guide is printed on environmentally responsible paper. 9409R-7226 – 5K 1 North End 3 Diamond Vale 2 Collettville 4 Lower Nicola On-Request Service Monday to Friday Monday to Saturday Monday to Saturday Monday to Friday Meet A B G C C G B H A A E A A D A A F F A Bus service includes a curb-to-curb, shared transit

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Lv. Downtown Lv. (Mamette at Voght) Nicola Valley Lv. Institute of Technology Extra Foods Lv. (River Ranch Rd.) Walmart Ar. Walmart Lv. Extra Foods Lv. (River Ranch Rd.) Nicola Valley Lv. Institute of Technology Nicola Valley Lv. Health Centre Downtown Ar. (Mamette at Voght) Downtown Lv. (Mamette at Voght) Clapperton Lv. at Menzies Store) (Bob’s Downtown Ar. (Mamette at Voght) Downtown Lv. (Mamette at Voght) at Hill Fir Lv. Downtown Ar. (Mamette at Voght) Downtown Lv. (Mamette at Voght) Rocky Pines Ar. (Saskatoon Skim) at Yap Rocky Pines Lv. (Saskatoon Skim) at Yap Downtown Ar. (Mamette at Voght) Monday through Friday, with trips operating at N L 6:45 6:49 6:51 6:55 7:00 7:04 7:06 7:08 7:11 C 6:15 6:20 6:26 N 6:30 6:37 6:44 7:12 7:26 7:26 7:45 8:45 a.m., 9:45 a.m., 12:45 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. D 7:45 7:49 7:51 7:55 8:00 8:04 8:06 8:08 8:11 C 8:15 8:20 8:26 N 8:30 8:37 8:44 B 8:12 8:26 8:26 8:45 D 8:45 8:49 8:51 8:55 9:00 9:04 9:06 9:08 9:11 C 9:15 9:20 9:26 N 9:30 9:37 9:44 N 11:12 11:26 11:26 11:45 To book a ride, call 250∙378∙4080, 24 hours before BR 9:15 9:19 9:21 9:25 9:30 9:34 9:36 9:38 9:41 C 10:15 10:20 10:26 N 10:30 10:37 10:44 B 2:12 2:26 2:26 2:45 D your desired trip. 9:45 9:49 9:51 9:55 10:00 10:04 10:06 10:08 10:11 C 12:15 12:20 12:26 N 12:30 12:37 12:44 N 5:12 5:26 5:26 5:45 R 10:15 10:19 10:21 10:25 10:30 10:34 10:36 10:38 10:41 C 1:15 1:20 1:26 N 1:30 1:37 1:44 10:27 10:41 10:41 11:00 L 10:45 10:49 10:51 10:55 11:00 11:04 11:06 11:08 11:11 C 2:15 2:20 2:26 N 2:30 2:37 2:44 D 11:45 11:49 11:51 11:55 12:00 12:04 12:06 12:08 12:11 Saturday C 3:15 3:20 3:26 N 3:30 3:37 3:44 D 12:45 12:49 12:51 12:55 1:00 1:04 1:06 1:08 1:11 N 7:12 7:26 7:26 7:45 C N R 1:15 1:19 1:21 1:25 1:30 1:34 1:36 1:38 1:41 4:15 4:20 4:26 4:30 4:37 4:44 N 11:12 11:26 11:26 11:45 RIDE WITH BCTRANSIT.COM D 1:45 1:49 1:51 1:55 2:00 2:04 2:06 2:08 2:11 C 6:15 6:20 6:26 N 6:30 6:37 6:44 N 5:12 5:26 5:26 5:45 D 2:45 2:49 2:51 2:55 3:00 3:04 3:06 3:08 3:11 C 7:15 7:20 7:26 N 7:30 7:37 7:44 10:27 10:41 10:41 11:00 R 3:15 3:19 3:21 3:25 3:30 3:34 3:36 3:38 3:41 C 8:15 8:20 8:26 N 8:30 8:37 8:44 B Trip continues as On-Request Service. D C 9:15 9:20 9:26 N 9:30 9:37 9:44 3:45 3:49 3:51 3:55 4:00 4:04 4:06 4:08 4:11 N Trip continues as route 1 North End. L 4:45 4:49 4:51 4:55 5:00 5:04 5:06 5:08 5:11 L 10:15 10:20 10:26 Sunday The Florentine Airport D 5:45 5:49 5:51 5:55 6:00 6:04 6:06 6:08 6:11 Lower Nicola Sunday N 8:30 8:37 8:44 Gordon D 6:45 6:49 6:51 6:55 7:00 7:04 7:06 7:08 7:11 B C 8:15 8:20 8:26 N 9:30 9:37 9:44 NVIT D 7:45 7:49 7:51 7:55 8:00 8:04 8:06 8:08 8:11 Campus C N D 9:15 9:20 9:26 10:30 10:37 10:44 Wagon West 8:45 8:49 8:51 8:55 9:00 9:04 9:06 9:08 9:11 Castillou Nicola Valley C N Health Centre C D 9:45 9:49 9:51 9:55 10:00 10:04 10:06 10:08 10:11 10:15 10:20 10:26 11:30 11:37 11:44 Yap Skim

C 11:15 11:20 11:26 N 12:30 12:37 12:44 Grimmett H Saskatoon Saturday Ranch River Walmart F C 12:15 12:20 12:26 N 1:30 1:37 1:44 D 6:45 6:49 6:51 6:55 7:00 7:04 7:06 7:08 7:11 Parker C 1:15 1:20 1:26 N 2:30 2:37 2:44 D 7:45 7:49 7:51 7:55 8:00 8:04 8:06 8:08 8:11 G Extra Foods C 2:15 2:20 2:26 N 3:30 3:37 3:44 D 8:45 8:49 8:51 8:55 9:00 9:04 9:06 9:08 9:11 C N D 9:45 9:49 9:51 9:55 10:00 10:04 10:06 10:08 10:11 3:15 3:20 3:26 4:30 4:37 4:44 Voght D 10:45 10:49 10:51 10:55 11:00 11:04 11:06 11:08 11:11 C 4:15 4:20 4:26 N 5:30 5:37 5:44 1 D 11:45 11:49 11:51 11:55 12:00 12:04 12:06 12:08 12:11 C 5:15 5:20 5:26 N Trip continues as route To Lower Nicola 4 D 12:45 12:49 12:51 12:55 1:00 1:04 1:06 1:08 1:11 C Trip continues as route 1 North End. D 1:45 1:49 1:51 1:55 2:00 2:04 2:06 2:08 2:11 2 Collettville. Hwy. 8 L Trip continues as route Merritt D 2:45 2:49 2:51 2:55 3:00 3:04 3:06 3:08 3:11 4 D 3:45 3:49 3:51 3:55 4:00 4:04 4:06 4:08 4:11 4 Lower Nicola. 1 North End Anderson D 4:45 4:49 4:51 4:55 5:00 5:04 5:06 5:08 5:11 Call 250∙378∙4080 for on-request 2 Collettville D 5:45 5:49 5:51 5:55 6:00 6:04 6:06 6:08 6:11 service to Nicola Meadows. Nicola Meadows

D Aberdeen 6:45 6:49 6:51 6:55 7:00 7:04 7:06 7:08 7:11 3 Diamond Vale Coquihalla Hwy. D 7:45 7:49 7:51 7:55 8:00 8:04 8:06 8:08 8:11 Merritt Chapman

4 Lower Nicola Corkle D 8:45 8:49 8:51 8:55 9:00 9:04 9:06 9:08 9:11 Afternoon times are bolded in the schedules. A Mamette D 9:45 9:49 9:51 9:55 10:00 10:04 10:06 10:08 10:11 Main Nicola By Request Zone Coldwater Sunday Quilchena 3 Earnshaw D 8:45 8:49 8:51 8:55 9:00 9:04 9:06 9:08 9:11 2 Coutlee D 9:45 9:49 9:51 9:55 10:00 10:04 10:06 10:08 10:11 Voght Governm Dodding ent Garcia D 10:45 10:49 10:51 10:55 11:00 11:04 11:06 11:08 11:11 Merritt D 11:45 11:49 11:51 11:55 12:00 12:04 12:06 12:08 12:11 Sec. Sch. Blair D 12:45 12:49 12:51 12:55 1:00 1:04 1:06 1:08 1:11 Chapman

D 1:45 1:49 1:51 1:55 2:00 2:04 2:06 2:08 2:11 Carrington BE PART OF THE SOLUTION... Coutlee Turner D 2:45 2:49 2:51 2:55 3:00 3:04 3:06 3:08 3:11 Fir Coldwater D Granite D 3:45 3:49 3:51 3:55 4:00 4:04 4:06 4:08 4:11

D 4:45 4:49 4:51 4:55 5:00 5:04 5:06 5:08 5:11 REUSE YOUR RIDER’S GUIDE. Hill D 5:45 5:49 5:51 5:55 6:00 6:04 6:06 6:08 6:11

Hwy. 8 Menzies D Trip continues as route 3 Diamond Vale. Douglas Houston B Trip continues as On-Request Service. Transit Info 250·378·4080 Clapperton R Previous trip was On-Request Service. L Trip continues as route 4 Lower Nicola. bctransit.com E Coquihalla Middle Sch. Call 250·378∙4080 for on-request service to the Florentine. Houston To Merritt