Lillooet mayor hopeful following UBCM vote in favour of rail feasibility study
LILLOOET (NEWS 1130) – Delegates at this week’s Union of BC Municipalities convention in Whistler have unanimously approved plans for a feasibility study in conjunction with Via Rail and the provincial...
View ArticleAlberta company to replace some B.C. bus service, after Greyhound pulls out
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – There’s relief for at least some passengers who rely on Greyhound to get around B.C. There’s word an Alberta company has just received approval to expand here, as Greyhound...
View ArticleSmall bus company to carry passengers in the western Kootenays, following...
TRAIL (NEWS 1130) – Greyhound bus service is set to end in BC next Wednesday – and even earlier in the Kootenays, where the last bus will roar through towns this weekend. A private bus company based in...
View ArticleMost B.C. Greyhound routes will be covered by end of year
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Private bus companies are stepping up to take over most of Greyhound’s B.C. routes, as it prepares to pull out of the province, according to the Ministry of Transportation....
View ArticleFeds say help will come for remote, Indigenous communities without buses
OTTAWA – The federal government says it will step in to support the transportation needs of some northern and remote communities affected by the closure of Greyhound bus operations in western Canada...
View ArticleGreyhound exit leaves gap for homeless, domestic violence shelters
CALGARY – Organizations that help the homeless and those fleeing domestic violence say they have lost a vital resource with Greyhound’s exit from the West —and they’re not sure how well a patchwork of...
View ArticleGreyhound replacements find tough road to prosperity in Western Canada
CALGARY — Six months after Greyhound Canada shut down most of its service in Western Canada and northern Ontario, the companies that stepped in to take its place say they still face a rough road full...
View ArticleB.C. man says there’s no excuse for uncoordinated private bus services
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – In the modern technological age, a Kaslo man says he can’t see why it’s so hard to coordinate rural bus services. His comments come as bus companies struggle to profit from...
View ArticleOne dead, five hurt in bus shooting in California: police
LEBEC, Calif. — A gunman killed one passenger and wounded five others on a Greyhound bus traveling from Los Angeles to the San Francisco Bay Area early Monday morning, the California Highway Patrol...
View ArticleGreyhound Canada to cut all bus routes, end operations
TORONTO – Greyhound Canada is permanently cutting all bus routes across the country, shutting down the intercity bus carrier’s operations after nearly a century of service. The motor coach company said...
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