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How To Use The Bancroft Community Transit Service:

To use the services of Bancroft Community Transit, this is what you need to know.

You will be referred to the service by the Agency that you are connected with (ie: Health Unit, Ontario Works, Children's Aid Society, etc.). To find out if you are eligible for our service see our Eligibility page, or call the office at 332-2732.

Once you or your Agency has registered you with Bancroft Community Transit, calls for rides can be made directly to the Transit office. A minimum of 24 hours notice is required to book a ride. Rides will be provided by volunteer drivers of Bancroft Community Transit.

DISPATCH: 332-2732

  • call Dispatch to book a ride
  • Dispatch will see if a driver is available
  • you will pay cash to driver unless payment is pre-arranged through your Agency
  • cancellations to Dispatch within 24 hours
  • if Transit needs to cancel a ride, you will be notified by Dispatch
  • notify Transit if you are bringing an escort
  • you may have to share a ride and be flexible with pick up and drop off times
  • special rules apply to transporting children, call Dispatch for more information
  • If you are over age 55, call Senior Home Support: 332-4700

Courtesy & Safety Rules

Safety First !Failure to show up for a ride, or misusing the service in any way, will result in no service to you in the future. Seat belts must be worn, if you cannot wear a seat belt, we cannot transport you.

Children must be in suitable child seats and all vehicles are non-smoking. Bancroft Community Transit drivers may refuse rides to any client that appears intoxicated or otherwise in a condition that makes the driver unsure of the suitability of transporting them.

Confidentiality

All information given to the staff or drivers will remain strictly confidential.

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who is eligible to use the service

Eligibility Guidelines for Bancroft Community Transit:

To use the service you must be under the age of 55 and be registered at one of the following Agencies:

  • Access Center
  • Addiction Assessment Counselling Centre
  • Adult Day Services - VON
  • Baptiste Lake Metis Health Services
  • Centennial Manor
  • Children's Mental Health
  • Community Mental Health
  • North Hastings Community Development Council
  • Community Cupboard
  • Counselling Services of Belleville
  • North Hastings Counselling Centre
  • Hastings & Prince Edward County Health Unit
  • Hastings County Children's Aid Society
  • Loyalist College
  • Maggies/Tamarack Resource Centre
  • North Hastings Community Integration Assoc.
  • North Hastings Mental Health Support Group
  • North Hastings Palliative Support
  • North Hastings Children's Services
  • Ontario Works
  • Probation & Parole
  • Quinte Community Homes
  • Senior Home Support - NHVCS
  • Sexual Assault Centre for Quinte & District
  • Work Enterprise Centre

If you are over 55, call Senior Home Support: 332-4700. See "How To Use The Service" for more details.

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Contact Us

Contact BCT

 

You will find our office at:

33 Station St., Unit B
Bancroft, Ontario
K0L 1C0

Phone: 613-332-8291

Fax: 613-332-2760

Toll Free: 1-866-787-4907

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Rules & Regulations

York River Paddle Challenge  Rules And Regulations

  1. ALL STARTING LOCATIONS OPEN AT 9AM ARRIVE EARLY
  2. BOAT NUMBERS WILL BE AFFIXED BOTH FRONT AND REAR ON THE SIDE OF BOAT HULL ON OPPOSING SIDES
  3. PARTICIPANT BIBS WILL BE WORN ON THE FRONT AND VISIBLE AT ALL TIMES
  4. ALL NUMBER PLATES WILL BE RECORDED AT EACH CHECKPOINT
  5. THE YORK RIVER PADDLE CHALLENGE SHARES ROADWAYS WITH MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC DURING PORTAGES.
  6. TRAVEL ONLY ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF PORTAGE ROAD
  7. ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE WILL BE ERECTED BY VOLUNTEERS PRIOR TO THE EVENT TO ASSIST WITH NAVIGATION AND SAFETY. WE URGE YOU TO BE AWARE OF SIGNAGE AND RESPECT ALL CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS WHERE POSTED.
  8. PLEASE OBEY COURSE MARSHALS THEY ARE THERE FOR YOUR SAFETY AND ASSISTANCE.
  9. MANDATORY PRE EVENT MEETING MUST BE ATTENDED BY ALL PARTICIPANTS
  10. ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST FILL OUT THE [OMCKRA WAIVER] BEFORE PARTICIPATING IN THIS EVENT
  11. BE A GOOD SAMARITAN ASSIST ANY PERSON EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY ON THE COURSE AND NOTIFY EVENT PERSONEL OF THE SITUATION.

 

Links

OMCKRA
http://omckra.com/

REQUIRED SAFETY EQUIPMENT
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ARTICLE LEG ENTRAPMENT
http://omckra.com//shallow.html

ARTICLE COLD WEATHER PADDLING
http://omckra.com//cold.html

OMCKRA 2010 SAFETY POLICY
http://omckra.com//Downloads/OMCRASAFETYPOLICY10.pdf

CANOE MARATHONS AND SAFETY
http://omckra.com//Safety.html

 

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