Greyhound reduces service on major B.C. routes

Greyhound Canada is reducing service on many of its major routesin B.C.

The company says it is losing more than $14 million on its passenger service in B.C., citing higher costs for fuel and maintenance, an inflexible provincial regulatory regime andreduced ridership.

Greyhoundalso says B.C. transit and bus services provided by the Interior and Northern health authorities are competing with it.

"We hope to provide service in the province of B.C. for a long time into the future," said spokespersonGrant Odsen.

"With the losses that we had been sustaining, that would not have been possible."

The company says it needs to save $6.75 million to keep operating.

Greyhound won't abandon any routes except for a seasonal ski route on Vancouver Island, but does plan to cut service on the following15 routes:

• Alberta Vancouver (Highway 1).
• Kelowna Penticton.
• VancouverRock Creek.
• Kelowna Alberta (Highway 3).
• Prince George Vancouver.
• Alberta Dawson Creek (Highway 2).
• Dawson Creek Fort Nelson.
• Dawson Creek Prince George.
• Prince George Ft. St. James.
• Prince Rupert Prince George.
• Alberta Vancouver (Highway 16).
• Kelowna Vancouver.
• Vancouver Mt. Currie.
• Victoria Nanaimo.
• Nanaimo Campbell River.

The reduction in frequency of trips varies by route.