Highway 16 Community Access – Transportation Services CITY OF PRINCE RUPERT 37 Highway 16 from Prince Rupert to Prince George 97 stretches nearly 800 kilometres in BC’s northern HAZELTON NEW HAZELTON 39 region. Where transportation options are available, residents need to find that information quickly 16 and easily. SMITHERS TELKWA FORT ST. JAMES This document includes information on transit, PRINCE TERRACE RUPERT medical transportation, inter-city bus, rail, and 37 BURNS LAKE HOUSTON 27 community-based services. It provides a single source 35 PRINCE KITIMAT VANDERHOOF GEORGE of information on these and other related services, FRASER such as driver training programs and business LAKE licensing information for starting up a new service. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES Inter-City Bus • If you are unsure of the type of driver’s licence you need to operate a specific type of vehicle • BC Bus North – to make reservations or for Transit or passenger service, ICBC has information more information please visit www.bcbus.ca on Driver’s Licence Classes and Types. • The BC Transit website provides everything or call toll free 1-844-564-7494. Contact ICBC to determine qualifications to you need to know about using public transit operate shuttle services (1-800-950-1498). services in the City of Prince Rupert. Rail A commercial driver’s licence requires a safe Visit www.bctransit.com/prince-rupert/ • VIA Rail Canada operates a regional service driving record. home or call 250-624-3343. between Jasper, AB and Prince Rupert, BC. • Should you wish to apply for a licence to start • Refer to the “BE SAFE” guide (www2.qa.gov. Visit www.viarail.ca or call 1-888-VIA-Rail up your own driver training school, or to teach bc.ca/assets/gov/public-safety-and- (842-7245). a driver training course, see the Driver Training emergency-services/crime-prevention/ Community-Based Services Industry of BC website (www.dtcbc.com) or community-crime-prevention/ call 1-866-339-0363. publications/safe-community-be-safe- • The City of Prince Rupert website contains guide.pdf) for personal safety tips for when helpful information on local transportation Business Licensing you are walking or using public transportation. services providing road, ferry, rail, and air access (www.princerupert.ca/community/ • To operate a business in Prince Rupert, you Medical Transportation transportation). need a business licence issued by the City of Prince Rupert. See Prince Rupert Business • In the event of an emergency, dial 9-1-1 if • “Prince Rupert Better at Home” is funded Licensing (www.princerupert.ca/business_ you require an ambulance to transport you by the Government of British Columbia and development/business_licenses) or call to a hospital. managed by the United Way to help seniors 250-627-0934. • Northern Health Connections is a travel remain independent, offering a wide range of • Visit the Passenger Transportation Branch service program for patients needing to services, which may include transportation. website (www.th.gov.bc.ca/rpt/licence_ travel for out-of-town medical appointments For information, call Prince Rupert Aboriginal new.htm) or call 1-800-663-7867 to see if a in Northern BC. Call 1-888-647-4997 or visit Community Services Society at 250-622-2891. Passenger Transportation Licence is needed. https://nhconnections.ca/. • Friendship House Association of Prince • Speak to an Autoplan Broker about vehicle • The First Nations Health Authority Health Rupert (friendshiphouse.ca) provides a and liability insurance needed to operate Benefits Program helps provide coverage for connection to Prince Rupert (250-627-1717). a passenger transportation service. For the health services to support BC First Nations, location nearest you, see the ICBC website including access to medical transportation LICENSING SERVICES (www.icbc.com/locators/Pages/default. benefits through their home community’s aspx) or call 1-800-663-3051. health service office. For more information, Driver Licensing call 1-800-317-7878 or visit www.fnha.ca/ • Information is available on all driver training benefits/medical-transportation. school locations licensed or registered by ICBC. See the Driver Training Industry of British Columbia website (www.dtcbc.com/ resources/ds-locations/all-schools.asp) or call 1-866-339-0363. Visit our website at: www. gov.bc.ca/Highway16 • Comments: 250-387-3198 or email [email protected].