Greyhound proposes special fund to ensure future of intercity bus service
KAMLOOPS — Greyhound Canada has proposed a ‘Connecting Communities’ fund to ensure access to transportation routes for rural and remote communities in British Columbia.
The bus giant calls it a ‘made-in-BC solution’ and it would leverage existing infrastructure by linking public and private resources to provide needed intercity bus services.
“Municipalities and First Nations across BC would access the fund and seek competitive bids in an open, fair and transparent bidding process with qualified, safe and secure private sector operators who can link rural and remote citizens to regional hubs that are located on primary transporation corridors like Kelowna and Prince George,” says Greyhound.
The competitive process would be open to all bidders to select the best private sector transportation provider by community.