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Sea to Sky votes Saturday: what the parties have published on corridor transit

Elevated view over Squamish and the Sea to Sky valley from Stawamus Chief Provincial Park, with the Squamish River and snow-capped Coast Mountains in the background
Photo: Trougnouf via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)

General voting day in the 2026 BC provincial election is Saturday, October 24. This article sets out what each party has published on transit in West Vancouver–Sea to Sky, in alphabetical order, as the parties worded it.

Party What it published Source Names Sea to Sky?
BC Conservatives $15 million over two years for a regional express bus pilot on Highway 99 Oct 19 release Yes
BC Greens Buses on the roads in the Sea-to-Sky within the first year; double buses in first term Oct 9 release Yes
BC NDP $40 million per year for BC Transit to expand bus service province-wide Oct 14 release No
CentreBC 15% more transit service by 2030; BC Commuter Credit; rebuild intercity bus service across rural B.C. Platform No
OneBC No corridor transit position found as of Oct 23 — No

For earlier Corridor 99 coverage of the elections, see the Sea to Sky elections explainer.

BC Conservatives

Ayla Dumais is the BC Conservatives candidate in West Vancouver–Sea to Sky.

On October 19, the BC Conservatives published a commitment by Ayla Dumais to secure up to $15 million over two years for a regional express bus pilot on Highway 99 linking West Vancouver/Park Royal, Squamish, Whistler and Pemberton, with full capital and operating funding. The release names the Sea to Sky corridor.

BC Greens

Jeremy Valeriote is the BC Greens candidate in West Vancouver–Sea to Sky.

On October 9, the BC Greens published a transit commitment to have buses on the roads in the Sea-to-Sky within the first year, to double buses in the first term, and to phase in free transit for riders under 25 and 65 and older, per the CBC summary. The release names the Sea to Sky corridor.

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BC NDP

Michelle Livaja is the BC NDP candidate in West Vancouver–Sea to Sky.

On October 14, the BC NDP published a transit commitment of $40 million per year for BC Transit to expand bus service, per the CBC summary. The release does not name the Sea to Sky corridor.

CentreBC

Dan Wood is the CentreBC candidate in West Vancouver–Sea to Sky.

CentreBC’s platform lists 15% more transit service by 2030, a BC Commuter Credit of 15% back on monthly and annual passes and BC Ferries multi-trip fares, and rebuilt intercity bus service across rural B.C., per the CBC summary. The platform does not name the Sea to Sky corridor.

OneBC

No OneBC candidate is listed in the sources checked for West Vancouver–Sea to Sky. As of October 23, no OneBC corridor transit position had been found; the CBC summary says the party “has not indicated specific infrastructure projects.”

A BC Transit bus on a British Columbia highway
BC Transit operates the existing corridor service along Highway 99. · Photo: Kiyoteru Awaji via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)

Background: the September MOU

On September 22, the Province of B.C. and the Sea to Sky Regional Transit Committee, a body of the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, signed a memorandum of understanding to plan governance, funding models and service models for interregional transit on the Highway 99 corridor, per the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District. No transit service was launched under the agreement, and it is not a party pledge. Corridor 99 covered the MOU signing in September.

The October 17 local election results for Whistler, Pemberton and Squamish are also available on Corridor 99.

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