An announcement from the provincial government about a replacement for Greyhound Canada could be on the horizon, according to B.C. Premier John Horgan.
鈥淲e鈥檙e working with the private sector to try and find solutions in the Okanagan particularly, but indeed right across the province,鈥� Horgan said after releasing details about affordable housing in Keremeos on Monday morning.
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鈥淲e are making progress on the Island, in the north and I鈥檓 hopeful that we might be able to announce something shortly.鈥�
The government is encouraging the private sector to pick up all the potential business and trying to find other operators, he said, such as smaller vehicles rather than larger buses to move people around.
While the province doesn鈥檛 have the budget to provide BC Transit Services to every city, he said it wouldn鈥檛 rule it out if no other alternative was found.
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When Greyhound Canada halted its operation in Western Canada last October, Horgan said the government hadn鈥檛 anticipated the private sector would pull out completely.
In May, an Alberta company operating in the Okanagan-Shuswap said it wants to provide bus service to Salmon Arm, Chase, Enderby and Armstrong. Last November, Ebus, which took over the Greyhound route from 琉璃神社, Vancouver and Kamloops reported low passenger numbers on their buses, saying if levels stay low, it will be challenging to maintain business long-term.
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The Penticton Western News contacted B.C.鈥檚 Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, Claire Trevena, about when a future announcement might happened, but have yet to get a response.
