Bus companies look at options following Greyhound decision
News this week that Greyhound Bus is cancelling routes in western Canada has generated interest from other companies interested in taking over the service.
Ontario-based Kasper Transportation has been operating routes in that province and has already expanded into Manitoba. The company expressed interest in expanding into Saskatchewan following news that Greyhound will end their routes in western Canada on October 31.
Kasper Wabinski, the company’s founder and CEO says money can be made bussing people in Saskatchewan, but smaller buses would need to be part of the plan. Wabinski said Kasper Transportation is already working on a route connecting Winnipeg into Saskatchewan and is open to partnering with First Nations groups on a new model as well.
“We have done it in areas with less traffic than Saskatchewan, so we definitely have the experience and the background in low-volume bus transportation,” Wabinski told paNOW. “What Greyhound perceives as not viable for the size of their corporation is different for me … I’d be happy to take whatever traffic they have because we can be profitable on a route with six passengers, using our smaller vehicles.”