BC Transit opens $7 million training centre in Victoria<\/p>\n
Published 10:43 am Tuesday, June 23, 2026<\/p>\n
A new BC Transit training centre is up and running in Victoria.<\/p>\n
BC Transit announced on June 22 that the new facility at the Victoria Transit Centre is designed to support maintenance teams with hands-on learning environments and modern training tools.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs the BC Transit fleet evolves with the introduction of battery electric buses, specialized training that goes beyond traditional practices is required, and this facility will ensure BC Transit\u2019s existing fleet and future electrified fleet can be maintained by employees,\u201d said the transit operator.<\/p>\n
The yard was renovated from a former tire storage area, and it can accommodate single-battery electric, compressed natural gas, diesel and double-decker buses, as well as other training aids.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis investment in a dedicated maintenance training centre demonstrates the Victoria Regional Transit Commission\u2019s commitment to building skills, supporting employees and preparing for the future of transit here in the Victoria region,\u201d said Sidney Mayor Ryan Windsor, who chairs the Victoria Regional Transit Commission.<\/p>\n
Additional features of the new training centre include a classroom equipped with computers to provide courses for classes of up to 12 employees, a dedicated instructional space for hands-on work, a separate bay space for bus repair instruction, mobile hoists, a crane to remove batteries from the roofs of electric buses, and an office to accommodate two training program instructors.<\/p>\n
More than $7 million in funding for this project came from the Victoria Regional Transit Commission and federal and provincial governments.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re proud to invest in our people and foster a culture that prioritizes safety, continuous training and access to the tools and environment they need to grow and succeed,\u201d said BC Transit\u2019s President and CEO Erinn Pinkerton. \u201cThis new training centre will allow our employees to advance their skillset and knowledge as we move forward with modernizing and replacing our fleet.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BC Transit opens $7 million training centre in Victoria Published 10:43 am Tuesday, June 23, 2026 A new…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":756430,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194299],"tags":[49,48,87674],"class_list":["post-756429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-surrey","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-surrey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/756429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=756429"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/756429\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/756430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=756429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=756429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=756429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}