Friday, July 15, 2011

Area Bus Company Concerned

A bus company, providing service to Fort Frances and Atikokan, isn't happy with the arrival of a subsidized out-of-province company.

Caribou Coach president Sandy Smith says Pacific Western's arrival will hurt the local companies.

"With a specific company like Pacific Western coming in and exclusively taking away a third of the ridership from us and other carriers, that puts a real dent in the number of passengers we carry," says Smith.

Smith says Pacific Western is to service all patients who qualify under the Northern Health Travel Grant program.