After more than seven months, Cowichan Valley’s long transit strike is finally over.

A release from the Unifor union, which represents more than 50 transit workers in the region that have been on the picket lines since Feb. 8, said the strike is over as of Sept. 18.

Veteran labour mediator Vince Ready was appointed on Sept. 5 by the province to act as a special mediator in the labour dispute, the longest transit strike in the history of B.C., and a deal was struck that will see the strikers recalled back to work immediately.

A statement from Unifor said it is beginning the return-to-work process with Transdev Canada, the employer, after the two sides agreed to abide by the provincial mediator’s upcoming recommendations, ending the strike.

The release of the recommendations by Ready is

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