Click on links to find out more about these services: 

Fixed Route   Door to Door   Schedules  Fares   Zones   Tickets   Bus Pass   After Hours Bus Use  Kamloops

The Clearwater & Area Transit System is operated by Yellowhead Community Services in partnership with BC Transit, the District of Clearwater and Thompson Nicola Regional District. Transit services are available Monday to Friday, with the exception of Statutory Holidays. Our drivers are friendly, courteous and very helpful and often go the 'extra distance' to ensure riders of a safe, comfortable and timely service.

CLEARWATER & AREA TRANSIT:

Zones within the Clearwater & Area Transit System are:  Blackpool, Clearwater and Vavenby.

Fares are $1.50 per zone plus $.50 per additional zone, e.g., to go from Vavenby to Clearwater would cost $2.00; from Vavenby to Blackpool would cost $2.50. Exact change only. Children under 5 years of age ride for FREE.

Kamloops Trip Fares - $15.00 return from Vavenby and Clearwater; $10.00 return from Little Fort on. Exact change only.

Tickets are available from our drivers and from our office.  Purchasing a sheet of 10 tickets entitles the purchaser to a 10% discount, i.e., pay only $13.50 for a sheet (10 tickets) of $1.50 tickets!

BC Bus Pass Program—for seniors and residents with disabilities on restricted incomes, there is an Annual Bus Pass that allows unlimited travel on Fixed Route Service. To apply for this Annual Bus Pass, telephone toll free 1-866-866-0800.

Bus schedules* showing maps of Blackpool, Clearwater and Birch Island, are available from the bus drivers and from Yellowhead Community Services office.  We will also mail you a schedule; simply telephone the Transit Line at 674-3935, state your request and provide your mailing address. Click here for daily fixed route schedule times.

BC Transit also maintain a website including scheduling and maps, which is available by clicking on this link:  www.busonline.ca and going to the community of  "Clearwater".

*Scheduled times are subject to weather, road conditions and traffic.

Wheelchair Accessible    

There are two components to our wheelchair accessible transit system which covers the area from Blackpool to Vavenby:

1. Fixed Route Service—this service is for everybody and provides three trips daily, Monday through Friday, between Blackpool and Vavenby, with stops in Clearwater, Birch Island and various other places.

2. Door-to-Door Service—this service is specifically for seniors and people with disabilities and operates twice daily ( 10:00 am to 11:00 am; and 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm), Monday through Friday. This service must be pre-booked by telephoning the Transit Line at 674-3935. Although we try to accommodate all requests, this service is on a first-come/first-served basis.

Climb on Board and Enjoy the Ride!

For further information, please call

Clearwater & Area Transit at 674-3935

After Hours Bus Service is available on a pre-booked, limited basis to community groups and organizations. For further information on costs and availability, call the Transit Line at 674-3935.  Two weeks notice is suggested to allow adequate time for arrangements to be made.

back to top

CLEARWATER & AREA TRANSIT BUS INFORMATION

DAILY FIXED ROUTE AND DOOR TO DOOR SCHEDULE

Scheduled times are subject to weather, road conditions and traffic.

MONDAY TO FRIDAY (NOT INCLUDING STATUTORY HOLIDAYS)

TO VAVENBY / RETURN (ROUTES:  HIGHWAY #5)

AM

8:05    Leaves Medical Centre - highway

8:29    Leaves Vavenby Store - highway

8:42    Leaves Birch Island (Dee's Store) - highway

8:52    Leaves Resource Centre - highway to Candle Creek, lower road

8:55    Leaves Medical Centre - up Park

9:00    Leaves Greer at Mountain View - up park

9:04    Leaves Wyndhaven and Clearwater Valley Road - main highway to Blackpool

TO BLACKPOOL / RETURN (ROUTES:  HIGHWAY #5)

9:12    Leaves Blackpool Store (Golden Spur) (old Hwy to Brookfield) - back on old highway

9:21    Leaves Brookfield Mall - old highway

9:25    Leaves Medical Centre - highway to Candle Creek

9:28    Leaves Resource Centre - Swanson Road

9:31    Leaves Post Office - up Stegg’s Hill

9:37    Leaves Evergreen Acres - circle around the building

9:41    Leaves Medical Centre

9:45    Arrives at Brookfield Mall

10:00  to 11:00  PREBOOKED DOOR TO DOOR TIME FOR SENIORS AND DISABLED (ENDS AT 11:00)

TO VAVENBY / RETURN (ROUTES:  HIGHWAY #5)

PM

12:00  Leaves Brookfield Mall

12:05  Leaves Medical Centre

12:10 Leaves Greer and Mountain View to Evergreen Acres

12:20  Leaves Evergreen Acres to Post Office (routes:  Clearwater Village Road)

12:25 Leaves Post Office (routes:  Swanson Road) to Resource Centre

12:28 Leaves Resource Centre to Dee’s Store (routes:  Norris Road)

12:38 Leaves Dee’s Store to Vavenby Store

12:52 Leaves Vavenby Store to Resource Centre

TO BLACKPOOL / RETURN (ROUTES:  HIGHWAY #5)

1:10    Leaves Resource Centre to Post Office (routes:  Swanson Road)

1:13    Leaves Post Office to Evergreen Acres (routes:  Stegg's Hill)

1:18    Leaves Evergreen Acres to Medical Centre

1:21    Leaves Medical Centre to Brookfield Mall

1:25    Leaves Brookfield Mall to Blackpool Store (routes:  Old Highway)

1:33    Leaves Blackpool Store to Brookfield Mall (routes:  Highway #5)

1:41    Leaves Brookfield Mall to Medical Centre

1:44    Leaves Medical Centre to Evergreen Acres

1:47    Arrives at Evergreen Acres 

2:00 to 3:00 PREBOOKED DOOR TO DOOR TIME FOR SENIORS AND DISABLED (ENDS AT 3:00)

TO VAVENBY / RETURN (ROUTES:  HIGHWAY #5)

3:00    Leaves Brookfield Mall to Greer and Mountain View

3:09    Leaves Greer and Mountain View to Medical Centre

3:15    Leaves Medical Centre to Evergreen Acres

3:18    Leaves Evergreen Acres to Post Office (routes:  Clearwater Village)

3:20    Leaves Post Office to Resource Centre (routes:  Swanson Road)

3:23    Leaves Resource Centre

3:35    Leaves Dee’s Store to Vavenby Store

3:47    Leaves Vavenby Store to Brookfield Mall

4:07    Arrives at Brookfield Mall

TO BLACKPOOL / RETURN (ROUTES:  HIGHWAY #5)

4:12    Leaves Jenkins and Ford Road

4:16    Arrives Medical Centre

END OF RUN

 back to top

VAVENBY to KAMLOOPS & RETURN

NEW SOCIAL BUS SERVICE EVERY THURSDAY!

CALL CLEARWATER AND AREA TRANSIT 250- 674-3935 TO BOOK YOUR SEAT!

PLEASE NOTE: Riders must phone to pre-book a seat by the Tuesday prior. 

*All times are subject to conditions beyond our control

IMPORTANT NOTICE - THE KAMLOOPS SERVICE PREVIOUSLY OPERATED BY CLEARWATER TRANSIT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INTERIOR HEALTH AND BC TRANSIT ON THURSDAYS WAS CHANGED OVER TO THE NORTHERN HEALTH AUTHORITY'S CONTRACTOR AS OF OCTOBER 1/2010. For more information on the Health Connections Bus please call 1-888-647-4997 or visit www.northernhealth.ca.

 back to top