By Ashley Legassic

Ebus gets approval to operate in Kamloops

Oct 18, 2018 | 8:47 AM

KAMLOOPS — It appears parts of the province may have found a fill-in for the soon-to-be-dismantled Greyhound Service.

According to a decision from the Passenger Transportation Board, Alberta company Ebus has been granted approval to operate coach bus routes from Vancouver to Kamloops, Kamloops to Kelowna, and Kelowna to Vancouver.

Director of Sales and Business Development for Ebus, John Stepovy, says it’s great news, and they plan to get service rolling as soon as possible.

“Again, hoping to do that prior to Greyhound’s exit. So we’re now in the process of finalizing pick up and drop off locations, our fares, schedules, and those sorts of things.”

So far there is no concrete location set for the Kamloops depot, Stepovy says, “Unfortunately its pretty challenging to firm up any arrangements without a license. I mean, that license, you can’t do anything if you don’t have it. So now we’re in that process of those final conversations and we hope to have something announced within a couple of days.”

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“We think it’s important to the communities and the people of B.C to have access to a safe, reliable service that’s also economical,” Stepovy adds, “We have 40 years of experience in Alberta, through inter-city services with our Red Arrow brand. We’ve been running our Ebus brand since 2011 in Alberta with good success, and we anticipate we can do the same.”

The decision states that Ebus is adding two daily semi-express departures from Vancouver and Kamloops. One will leave in the morning, and the other in the afternoon or evening. The route would allow for additional stops at Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Hope and Merritt.

The Kamloops to Kelowna route would also run twice daily, departing from both Vancouver and Kamloops. The schedule would allow for connectivity between Kamloops, Vernon and Kelowna, and the schedule would continue from Kelowna to Vancouver.

Booking will be available on a reservation-only process through Ebus’s website, over the phone or in person at different locations.

As for public input into routes and what British Columbians would like to see, Stepovy says they’re all ears.

“We’re here to listen to ideas and suggestions on timing, locations, all those kinds of things.”