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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...

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Alberta 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...

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Small 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...

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Most 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....

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Feds 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...

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Greyhound 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...

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Greyhound 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...

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B.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...

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One 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...

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Greyhound 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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