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Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System

Public bus service in British Columbia, Canada

Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System is a public bus service in Duncan and the Cowichan Valley of British Columbia, Canada. The conventional transit of the Cowichan Valley Transit System has been in service since 1993. handyDART is a transportation service for people with a disability or seniors who are unable to use conventional transit, which is operated by Volunteer Cowichan.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System is a public bus service in Duncan and the Cowichan Valley of British Columbia, Canada. The conventional transit of the Cowichan Valley Transit System has been in service since 1993. handyDART is a transportation service for people with a disability or seniors who are unable to use conventional transit, which is operated by Volunteer Cowichan.2

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There is weekday commuter service between Duncan, Cobble Hill, Mill Bay, Shawnigan Lake, and Victoria. Buses leave the Cowichan Valley in the morning and return in the evening. They travel via the Malahat. Funding for the service, which started operating on October 20, 2008 is provided by Cowichan Valley Regional District, Victoria Regional Transit and BC Transit. Service between Duncan, Ladysmith, Oyster Bay, and Nanaimo along Hwy 1 is operated by RDN Transit.

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