Transit service free tonight for New Year’s revellers in Nanaimo

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Transit service free tonight for New Year’s revellers in Nanaimo

RDN Transit offering free rides after 8 p.m., with extended service until 2:30 a.m.

Nanaimo News Staff
Dec. 31, 2019 10:44 a.m.
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Those planning a late night to ring in the new year can be assured of a safe ride home.

RDN Transit is offering free rides tonight, Dec. 31-Jan. 1, with expanded hours from 8 p.m.-2:30 a.m. For more information, click here.

New for 2020, RDN Transit will operate on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, on a Sunday-equivalent schedule.

Over Jan. 5-6, the new RDN Transit schedule, incorporating new routes, comes into effect.

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