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A dramatic drop in the use of Greyhound services has led the Canada-based company to cut nearly all of their Canadian routes, discontinuing all routes in British Columbia with one exception.
The decision to cut western Canada follows a route reduction in British Columbia earlier this year.
Since 2010, ridership with the intercity bus transportation has dropped 41%, forcing the company’s hand to cut western Canada out of their services.
The new changes will take effect on October 31, allowing riders to make their Thanksgiving and summer trips - but come November, Canadians will have to look to other services for transportation.
"We understand that these route changes are difficult for our customers. Despite best efforts over several years, ridership has dropped nearly 41% across the country since 2010 within a changing and increasingly challenging transportation environment,” said Stuart Kendrick, Senior Vice-President of Greyhound Canada, in a press release.
“Simply put, we can no longer operate unsustainable routes.”
Greyhound Canada will discontinue all bus routes west of Ontario with the exception of the bus line between Vancouver and Seattle, which is operated by Greyhound Lines, Inc. based out of the United States.
Quebec will not experience any changes in services, including routes between Ottawa and Montreal, as well as Montreal and New York. Ontario will receive a decrease in routes in the northern part of the province, but large urban communities like Toronto and Ottawa will remain unaffected.
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