I got an email from Greyhound which confirmed recent headlines:
We are permanently cancelling all Greyhound Canada services in the provinces of Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
In British Columbia, we are cancelling all services as well.
This is a shame both for me personally and in general.
It means the train is now the only available low-carbon travel option from Toronto or Ottawa to Vancouver, making a repeat of my bus-based Low Carbon Cross Country (LC^3T) trip impossible after the end of October.
It also makes remote communities and their inhabitants more isolated and vulnerable, especially for people who lack the credentials or vehicle access to drive. It also seems to represent a breakdown in the idea that Canada ought to be connected as an entity, especially alongside the high cost and low frequency of rail services.
Greyhound lobbied Ottawa to backstop rural routes for years to no avail, says executive
‘No private sector company would be sustainable in any of these regions without some sort of assistance’
2 Canadian bus companies say they want to fill void left by Greyhound
Smaller regional carriers are already kicking the tires on expanding services where Greyhound has quit
Greyhound bus cancellations: Should affordable transportation be considered an essential service?
Everyone should have safe access to transportation, says UBC professor
On May 13, Greyhound “temporarily” suspended all service throughout Canada due to a nearly 95 per cent drop in rider demand. In the following months, major intercity bus services across Canada have gradually resumed, but not Greyhound. There’s good reason to believe it never will.
https://readpassage.com/forget-greyhound-canada-needs-a-public-national-bus-service/
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https://www.npr.org/2020/12/23/948192526/wheels-come-off-for-bus-companies-closing-down-travel-options-for-poorer-america