The many requests for an improved transit service running deeper into Tsawout First Nation have finally been met.

Starting January 2018, route 81 Swartz Bay/Butchart Gardens will do a turnaround at the RV Park at the end of Stautw Road, rather than the existing turnaround site at the Tsawout administration building.

This extended route will operate Monday to Friday on three morning trips and two afternoon trips starting and ending at Saanichton Exchange.

In late February, the District of Central Saanich and the Tsawout First Nation formed a joint delegation to the BC Transit Commission, asking for the improved service.

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The newly extended bus route adds on another seven minutes per trip, about one kilometre.

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