As Guelph City Council debates the merits of making cuts to Transit as part of a multifaceted play to rein in the deficit, we get more pleasant transit cut news from Greyhound Canada. Why is it in tough economic times, the first move is to cut transit rather than adding to it. Especially given the expense of a personal car and the ongoing demand for more greener alternatives in transportation?
Anyway, here's the full piece from Newswire.
Anyway, here's the full piece from Newswire.
Greyhound Canada announces service reductions in Ontario
SERVICE ALONG TRANSCANADA HIGHWAY TO BE PRESERVED
TORONTO, Dec. 2 /CNW/ - Greyhound Canada today announced a series of service reductions to its passenger bus service in Ontario while also confirming that service along the TransCanada highway will be preserved with frequency reductions.
All changes will take effect as of January 17, 2010.
These measures will ensure there is no outright halt to service along the TransCanada Highway pending the outcome of the federal-provincial-territorial Working Group which is due to report in September, 2010.
"Greyhound Canada has indicated for months that it could no longer sustain current financial losses without making adjustments to our existing operations," said Senior Vice President Stuart Kendrick. "The route frequency reductions we are announcing today are designed to relieve some of that financial pressure."
Greyhound Canada emphasized that these service adjustments are effective only on an interim basis subject to the final recommendations of the Working Group.
"The long-term future of Greyhound Canada's cross-country operations will rely upon the outcome of the federal-provincial-territorial Working Group that is due to recommend regulatory and policy changes to Ministers in September 2010," concluded Kendrick.
SERVICE ALONG TRANSCANADA HIGHWAY TO BE PRESERVED
TORONTO, Dec. 2 /CNW/ - Greyhound Canada today announced a series of service reductions to its passenger bus service in Ontario while also confirming that service along the TransCanada highway will be preserved with frequency reductions.
All changes will take effect as of January 17, 2010.
These measures will ensure there is no outright halt to service along the TransCanada Highway pending the outcome of the federal-provincial-territorial Working Group which is due to report in September, 2010.
"Greyhound Canada has indicated for months that it could no longer sustain current financial losses without making adjustments to our existing operations," said Senior Vice President Stuart Kendrick. "The route frequency reductions we are announcing today are designed to relieve some of that financial pressure."
Greyhound Canada emphasized that these service adjustments are effective only on an interim basis subject to the final recommendations of the Working Group.
"The long-term future of Greyhound Canada's cross-country operations will rely upon the outcome of the federal-provincial-territorial Working Group that is due to recommend regulatory and policy changes to Ministers in September 2010," concluded Kendrick.
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FREQUENCY REDUCTIONS CURRENT NEW EFFECTIVE
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SCHEDULED ROUTING SERVICE SERVICE DATE
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Sudbury - Espanola - Massey
- Spanish - Blind River -
Sault Ste Marie 3 trips daily 2 trips daily Jan 17 2010
Sault Ste Marie -
Blind River - Spanish -
Massey - Espanola - Sudbury 3 trips daily 2 trips daily Jan 17 2010
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Sault Ste Marie - Wawa -
Marathon - Terrace Bay -
Nipigon - Thunder Bay 2 trips daily 1 trip daily Jan 17 2010
Thunder Bay - Nipigon -
Terrace Bay - Marathon -
Wawa - Sault Ste Marie 2 trips daily 1 trip daily Jan 17 2010
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Toronto - Grimsby - 8 trips daily,
St. Catharines - 1 trip
Niagara Falls (Mon to Fri),
1 trip
(Fri, Sat, Sun) 7 trips daily Jan 17 2010
Niagara Falls - 9 trips daily,
St. Catharines - 1 trip
Grimsby - Toronto (Mon to Fri) 8 trips daily Jan 17 2010
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Guelph - Elora -
Mount Forest - Durham -
Chatsworth - Owen Sound
(retains service via
Toronto-Guelph-Owen Sound) 1 trip (Sunday) none Jan 17 2010
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Owen Sound - Chatsworth -
Durham - Mount Forest -
Elora - Guelph
(retains service via
Owen Sound-Guelph-Toronto) 1 trip (Sunday) none Jan 17 2010
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Toronto - Brampton - 1 trip (Sunday),
Orangeville - Shelburne - 1 trip 1 trip
Chatsworth - Owen Sound (Tue, Thu, Fri) (Friday) Jan 17 2010
Owen Sound - Chatsworth - 1 trip
Shelburne - Orangeville - (Tue, Thu, Sat), 1 trip
Brampton - Toronto 1 trip (Sunday) (Sunday) Jan 17 2010
Toronto - Guelph -
Mount Forest - 1 trip 1 trip
Williamsford - Owen Sound (Wed, Fri) (Friday) Jan 17 2010
Owen Sound - Williamsford -
Mount Forest - Guelph 1 trip 1 trip
- Toronto (Wed, Fri) (Sunday) Jan 17 2010
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Kitchener - Stratford -
St. Mary's - London 2 trips daily 1 trip daily Jan 17 2010
London - St. Mary's -
Stratford - Kitchener 2 trips daily 1 trip daily Jan 17 2010
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