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Kamloops Transit System
Kamloops Transit operates the public bus transit system in the City of Kamloops in south central British Columbia, Canada. The system consists of 18 regularly scheduled routes, one Sunday route, several school specials and handyDART customized service for those with a disability. Funding is provided through a partnership between the City of Kamloops and BC Transit, the provincial agency which plans and manages municipal transit systems. Operations are contracted out to FirstCanada ULC. The transit system began development in 1975 after the Province of British Columbia began offering subsidies to help operate local transit systems in local communities. Regional Connections The Kamloops Transit System primarily serves the city centre and immediate surroundings, though bus services are provided to Rayleigh and Heffley Creek, 13km and 20km distant from the city centre respectively. Transit connections to the Clearwater Transit System to Vinsulla, McLure, Barriere, Darfield, Little Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bus Service
Public transport bus services are generally based on regular operation of transit buses along a route calling at agreed bus stops according to a published public transport timetable. History of buses Origins While there are indications of experiments with public transport in Paris as early as 1662, there is evidence of a scheduled "bus route" from Market Street in Manchester to Pendleton in Salford UK, started by John Greenwood in 1824. Another claim for the first public transport system for general use originated in Nantes, France, in 1826. Stanislas Baudry, a retired army officer who had built public baths using the surplus heat from his flour mill on the city's edge, set up a short route between the center of town and his baths. The service started on the Place du Commerce, outside the hat shop of a M. Omnès, who displayed the motto ''Omnès Omnibus'' (Latin for "everything for everybody" or "all for all") on his shopfront. When Baudry discovered that passe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chase, British Columbia
Chase is a village located in the Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It has a population of 3,399, and its main industries are forestry and tourism. It is located at the outlet of Little Shuswap Lake, which is the source of the South Thompson River. Chase Creek, which drops over three small waterfalls before flowing through the town, enters the South Thompson just below the lake's outlet. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Chase had a population of 2,399 living in 1,175 of its 1,249 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 2,286. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Religion According to the 2021 census, religious groups in Chase included: * Irreligion (1,465 persons or 61.6%) *Christianity (880 persons or 37.0%) * Buddhism (10 persons or 0.4%) *Other (20 persons or 0.8%) Government and infrastructure Fire department The Village of Chase provides fire services to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spences Bridge
Spences Bridge is a community in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of British Columbia, situated north east of Lytton, British Columbia, Lytton and south of Ashcroft, British Columbia, Ashcroft. At Spences Bridge the Trans-Canada Highway crosses the Thompson River. In 1892, Spences Bridge's population included 32 people of European ancestry and 130 First Nations in Canada, First Nations people. There were five general stores, three hotels, one Church of England and one school. The principal industries are fruit growing and farming. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 76, a decrease of 23.2 per cent from the 2016 Canadian census, 2016 count of 99. History The Kettle Valley Railway included a spur line stretching from Merritt, British Columbia, Merritt to Spences Bridge. The rail bed is still intact, along with the original bridges. This settlement was originally known as Cook's Ferry because from 1862 to 1866 Mortimer Cook operated a ferr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
