This is a seasonal north-south service running between Coquitlam Central Station and Buntzen Lake from April to September. Service runs on weekends/holidays only every 35 minutes.
Northbound trips depart Coquitlam Central Station heading west on access road, north on Mariner Way, west on Barnet Highway, north on Ioco Road merging onto Heritage Mountain Boulevard, east on David Avenue, north on Aspenwood Drive becoming East Road, north on Sunnyside Road, then park access road to the north end of the parking lot to Buntzen Lake.
Southbound trips depart Buntzen Lake heading south through the parking lot onto park access road, south on Sunnyside Road, east on East Road becoming Aspenwood Drive, west on David Avenue, south on Heritage Mountain Boulevard becoming Ioco Road, east on Barnet Highway, south on Mariner Way, and east on bus access road to Coquitlam Central Station.
December 2016 - Seasonal portion of the C26 renumbered to 179 with no changes to routing or frequency[2]
June 2018 - Trips run with two shuttles due to overcrowding
June 2019 - Conventional buses introduced
March 2020 - Service temporarily cancelled until further notice due to COVID-19
May 2020 - Service restored for regular seasonal operations
June 2021 - Service increased from every hour to every 30 minutes and service revised to start at 8 a.m. instead of 9:30 a.m.
April 12, 2023 - Due to the revised closure of Buntzen Lake, the last roundtrips were cancelled and revised to operate as a 169 to keep bus schedules consistent as part of a last-minute update to timetables prior to the start of service changes on April 17
April 2023 - Start of service advanced from May to April, with service increasing from every hour to every 30 minutes all summer. 30-minute service was previously only between June and September. Southbound stop at Inlet Centre Station moved from Ioco & Suter Brook to Barnet & Ioco to better accommodate the left turn off Ioco Road and onto Barnet Highway
April 2024 - Service reduced from every 30 minutes to every 35 minutes due to the added scheduled running time