The IslandB次元官网网址檚 ground transportation service - the Vancouver Island Connector - will not be resuming service this month and will remain suspended until further notice.
On a service update posted to their website, the company said the Connector, along with the Tofino Bus, will not be operational.
B次元官网网址淒ue to COVID-19, work and travel restrictions, revenue on these routes has been down 95 per cent since March 2020. While the Tofino Bus intercity bus service provides the same essential service as public transit, as a privately-owned company without any government subsidies, it depends on ticket sales to cover all costs.B次元官网网址
The company noted they have asked for a one-year emergency COVID-19 recovery contract from the Ministry of Transportation to cover operation costs for the Tofino Bus and allow it to resume the service, but they have not yet been successful.
The Vancouver Island Connector has been in operation since 2015 providing daily scheduled services to Vancouver Island from Victoria to Campbell River. In addition to the Tofino Bus, they also provided ground shipping to Vancouver and across the Island.
Last year, the company put out a call for locations to sell tickets for its clients as various bus depots across the Island closed. Vicki Wadsworth B次元官网网址 who owned the depot with her husband in the Comox Valley B次元官网网址 told Black Press Media once Greyhound stopped operating in Canada B次元官网网址渋t really died off and thatB次元官网网址檚 when things went downhill.B次元官网网址
The company said they will continue to work with the provincial government to restore the service, but are asking communities - particularly those in which are served by the Tofino Bus - to contact their MLA about the loss of service.
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