Bus Trips

Seymour Access Bus

The Seymour Access Bus is a free needs-based service for older adults who have difficulty navigating transportation and who need extra support to get out of the house. Shop for groceries, prescriptions, and other essentials or just enjoy an afternoon out with companions. Serving Deep Cove/Blueridge area, a shuttle picks local residents up and returns them to their home.

Registration required.

Monthly Leisure Bus Trips

Explore the interesting sights of Lower Mainland in the comfort of our Society’s private bus! Our monthly Leisure Bus Trips will take you to a variety of destinations. All trips depart from and return to Parkgate Community Centre.

Bus trips are registered programs. Registration opens for upcoming bus trips one month prior to the trip date and are on a first-come, first-serve basis. Sign up for a bus trip at Parkgate Community Centre front desk, by calling the North Vancouver Call Center: (604) 987-7529 or online via this link.

Find more details of upcoming trips on the seniors’ bulletin board  

• Cirque Du Soleil Crystal: Sat, Jun 7
  Location: Vancouver
  Bus Departure: 2:45pm
  Join us for a breakthrough ice experience where world-class ice skating and unexpected acrobatics fuse to create the first on-ice experience from Cirque du Soleil. Discover a new kind of performance as Cirque du Soleil meets the ice to defy all expectations. Watch world-class ice skaters and acrobats claim their new frozen playground with speed and fluidity as they challenge the laws of gravity with never-before-seen acrobatics.
  Registration Opens: Wed, May 7, 2025
  Price: $98 +gst

• Theatre Under the Stars: Thurs, July 10 AND 31
  Location: Vancouver
  Bus Departure: 6pm
  Theatre Under the Stars is a musical theatre show in an outdoor venue in the Stanley Park Malkin Bowl. This year they will be performing: ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ and ‘Legally Blonde’. The show starts at 8pm and will run rain or shine, there are seats at the venue but it is recommended that you bring your own cushions if needed as the show is ~2 hours long. Please dress accordingly for the weather, there may also be mosquitoes so bring insect repellent if needed. Tickets are only sold as a pair and cannot be separated.  The price includes transportation and tickets to BOTH shows, there will be no dinner stop but there is food available for purchase at the venue or feel free to bring your own snacks. Registration Opens: Mon, May 26, 2025
  Price: $148 +gst

• Bison & Krause Berry Farm: Mon, July 14
  Location: Langley
  Bus Departure: 9am
  This bus trip will stop at 2 different farm markets in Langley and will include a restaurant lunch stop. Academy Farms which sells bison, buffalo meats and cheeses and a variety of specialty items and Krause Berry Farms which sells fresh seasonal berries, pies, jams and artisan items. We will be having lunch at Brodeur’s Bistro, a locally owned Montreal & New Orleans-style restaurant that uses local ingredients and prepares all its items from scratch, featuring Montreal smoked beef, wings and ribs – all smoked in-house. Price only includes transportation.
  Registration Opens: Saturday, June 14, 2025
  Price: $28 +gst

   

• Waitress: The Musical: Sun, Jul 27
  Location: Vancouver
  Bus Departure: 12:30pm
  Featuring music and lyrics by Grammy Award winner Sara Bareilles, Waitress is the hit musical that’s “a little slice of heaven.” (Entertainment Weekly) The story of Jenna, a waitress and expert pie-maker who dreams of a way out of her small town and rocky marriage, Waitress features a book by acclaimed screenwriter Jessie Nelson and direction by Tony Award winner Diane Paulus.  Price is only for admission and transportation, there will be no lunch/dinner stop.
  Registration Opens: Friday, June 27, 2025
  Price: $79 +gst

• Picnic at Belcarra: Tues, August 12
  Location: Vancouver
  Bus Departure: 10am
  A trip to Belcarra Regional Park in Vancouver to enjoy some leisurely time outdoors. We will be serving a picnic lunch, all made in-house, under a covered picnic shelter. Price includes transportation, shelter-usage and picnic lunch.
  Registration Opens: Saturday, July 12, 2025
  Price: $43 +gst

   

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