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Rider's Guide
WEEKDAY SCHEDULE
From Monday through Thursday, Galiano’s electric community bus provides early morning transit service from north Galiano south to Sturdies Bay. This service transports students to meet the school water taxi, along with other islanders going to work or catching the 8:30 am ferry to Vancouver.
The morning bus leaves the Cook Road intersection with Porlier Pass Road (North Galiano Fire Hall) at 6:48 am, and makes scheduled stops at the Cottage Way, McClure Road, and Montague-Clanton intersections, and at Daystar Market on Georgeson Bay Road, before arriving at Sturdies Bay at 7:20 am. The bus will also pick-up passengers anywhere along Porlier Pass Road, Montague Road, Georgeson Bay Road, or Sturdies Bay Road where it is safe to stop.
The bus provides an early evening transit service from Sturdies Bay to north Galiano from Monday to Friday, leaving Sturdies Bay at 5:45 pm and making several stops as it travels north. See the schedule for details.
Regular bus fare is $5, and fare-saver sets of 10 tickets can be purchased for $35 (email galianobus@gmail.com for details).
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Galiano's electric community bus also provides a regular transit service on Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings according to the attached schedule. The bus meets the BC ferry arrivals noted on the schedule.
The bus will also operate on Sunday afternoons at the times shown on the schedule if requested in advance by email to galianobus@gmail.com by Saturday evening.
OPTIONAL STOPS
As shown on the map, the South End Route is a circular loop. Adjacent to the loop are optional extra stops at Sticks Allison, the Golf Course (Ellis Rd), the Mt. Galiano trailhead, and the Library. Riders on board the bus can ask the driver to be dropped off at these stops, or other locations along the route where it is safe to stop. If you would like to be picked up at any of these optional stops, please email your request to galianobus@gmail.com well in advance.
Please also note that all the stops on the North End Route on Friday evening, Saturday morning, and Sunday are optional, and will be made only if requested by an on-board rider, or if there is a request for a pickup at these stops sent to galianobus@gmail.com well in advance.
SPECIAL RUNS
Monday "Soup and Bread"
Residents of north Galiano who would like a ride south to the weekly Soup and Bread lunch on Mondays at the South Galiano Community Hall are asked to email galianobus@gmail.com by 9 pm on Sunday. Upon request we'll run the optional North End Route, leaving the North Galiano Community Hall at 11:45 am and picking up along Porlier Pass Road on the way south, arriving at the South Hall by 12:30 pm. The return trip to the north end will leave from the South Hall at about 1:45 pm. Round trip fare is $10.
Other public community programs & events
Are you a non-profit society looking for transportation for your programs, or community events? The community bus is available to help. (Contact galianobus@gmail.com).
QUESTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS?
Please e-mail galianobus@gmail.com if you have any questions or suggestions about community bus service on the island. We'd love to hear how to make it work for you!
TAXI SERVICE AND PRIVATE CHARTERS
For taxi service and group charters for private events contact Island Hoppers Bus Services (Travis Svidler at 780-219-9080, or neoink2001@yahoo.com).
