Written by Peter McIntyre 107.5 KISSFM Thursday, 02 February 2012 16:55 There's more regional support for the second bus taking students from Vernon to UBC-Okangan in Kelowna, but that won't bring a quick end to the packed buses. The city of Vernon had been the sole provider of the 120-thousand cost for the second bus, but now most of the Regional District of North Okanagan participants have joined in. RDNO chair Patrick Nicol says the partnership should also bring more funding to improve the service. "Increasing the frequency will allow for greater use of the service and a little more spread out. It will give people a few different options, earlier and in the mid-day, that kind of thing." The deal means RDNO is funding both BC Transit buses to the university. BX-Silver Star and Cherryville are the only RDNO members not paying into the service, with their directors arguing their residents don't benefit from it. Nicol says he's hopeful those electoral areas (C and E) will get on board and make contributions in 2013.
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