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Niagara, St. Catharines and Toronto Railway Company (1901 - 15 October 1960)Niagara, St. Catharines and Toronto Railway Company (1901 - 15 October 1960)
Niagara, St. Catharines and Toronto Railway Company (1901 - 15 October 1960)
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[Bradford West Gwillimbury Transit] (early 2014)
A public transit system for Bradford West Gwillimbury is approved to start for late 2013 or early 2014 (Bradford Times 22 November 2012).
[Bradford West Gwillimbury Transit] (01 May 2014 - present)
A public transit system for Bradford West Gwillimbury is announced to start 01 May 2014 (Bradford Times 22 November 2012).
There will also be taxi-to-GO and shared-ride taxi service operated by contractor
Town Taxi, requiring advance registration.
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C.A. Bailey Ltd. (29 December 1980 - ?)
C.A. Bailey Ltd. (29 December 1980 - 1985)
Leamington Transit (? - present)
Leamington Transit (1985 - present)
(CUTA 1992 "non-member", CTHF/SSG 1998)
(CUTA 1992 “non-member”, CTHF/SSG 1998, website 2014)
system logo
system logo (2010)
system logo (2014)
Data source: CTHF/SSG 2000
website 2010 (logo)
Operating contract awarded to
Switzer-Carty Transportation Inc.
New seven-year operating contracts were awarded in February 2014 to
Blenheim Bus Lines (conventional [urban] service), and
Leuschen Transportation (interurban service)
(Chatham Daily News 10 February 2014).
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Free Ride Bus (14 December 2013 - circa 06 April 2014)
Ski-season free bus service between Rossland and Red Mountain Resort. Service organized by
Tourism Rossland and sponsored by around 42 local businesses. Bus operates on a 45-minute headway between 7:30AM and 10:21PM. (website 2014).
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Silver-Green Stages (? - 04 July 1974)
Silver-Green Stages (1969 - 04 July 1974)
Owner
C.W. Carignan (CPTdb wiki 2014).
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Circa 29 July 2013 trips to Calgary and Lethbridge no longer appeared on the schedule. A one-route internal service connecting the town to temporary neighbourhood Saddlebrook remained in service (website 07 August 2013, 18 December 2013).
Circa 29 July 2013 trips to Calgary and Lethbridge no longer appeared on the schedule. A one-route internal service connecting the town to temporary neighbourhood Saddlebrook remained in service (website 07 August 2013, 05 March 2014).
The 13 February 2014 update of the web page identified
Arrow Cab Ltd. as the contact for further information (website 2014).
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Described in a newspaper article as a private operator but it makes more sense
that UVT was a contracted operator.
Private operator. Owner
Don Dodds.
Thom Transit Ltd. (2004 - present)
Described in a newspaper article as a private operator but it makes more sense
that TT Ltd. is a contracted operator.
Thom Transit Ltd. (2004 - 28 March 2014)
Private operator
Service in Pembroke and parts of Laurentian Valley Township. Service termination announced for 28 March 2014 (The Daily Observer 06 March 2014).
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J.E. Brown (1921)
Jitney service between Elora and Fergus
(Thorning 2014).
3. Centre Wellington, Ontario,
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Wubs Transit (01 March 2009 - present)
Wubs Transit (01 March 2009 - 28 March 2014)
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[Bradford West Gwillimbury Transit] (01 May 2014 - present)
BWG Transit (01 May 2014 - present)
C-Line (01 November 2010 - present)
C-Line (01 November 2010 - September 2014)
Plans announced to replace the contracted service with a municipally owned one in September 2014.
Leduc Transit (September 2014 - present)
Municipally owned and operated service including commuter service to Nisku and Edmonton, and local service in Leduc.
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Eight-month pilot project service within Fort Saskatchewan and between Fort Saskatchewan and the Clareview light rail transit station in Edmonton. Operated by
Service within Fort Saskatchewan and between Fort Saskatchewan and the Clareview light rail transit station in Edmonton. Operated by
Launched as an eight-month pilot in 2004.
Local service in Fort Saskatchewan somewhat replaced by FST 2014.
Fort Saskatchewan Transit (28 April 2014 - present)
Local transit service within Fort Saskatchewan. Service operated free 28 April - 30 April 2014 (three days).
 system logo | Data Source: | website 2014 |
Local transit service within Fort Saskatchewan. Service operated free 28 April - 30 April 2014 (three days).
Local transit service within Fort Saskatchewan. Operation contracted to
Fort Taxi & Buslines Ltd.
Service operated free 28 April - 30 April 2014 (three days).
(website 2013).
(website 2013). Routes assumed by Evans Bus Lines.
Evans Commuter Services (31 March 2014 - present)
Assumed operation of the Wubs routes Ottawa - Morrisburg and Ottawa - Chesterville. Owners of
Evans Bus Lines Ltd. is
Rory Evans and
Patsy Evans (municipal website 2014).
(website 2014).
Contractor also reported as
Georgian Shores Transportation.
From 01 August 2014 contract operator is
Sinton-Landmark.
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Red Deer Transit (starting September 2014)
BOLT (starting September 2014)
Name is derived from the initials for “Blackfalds Lacombe Transit”.
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Local service in Fort Saskatchewan somewhat replaced by FST 2014.
Local service in Fort Saskatchewan replaced by FST 2014.
Asbestos and Danville Railway Company (circa 1928 - circa 1952)
In addition to its somewhat larger steam operation, the A&D electrified
a 2 mi. (3 km) line circa 1928. The line was dieselized circa 1952. Passenger
service was not operated.
Hut's Transit (summer 1996 - present)
Hut's Transit (summer 1996 - 30 April 2014)
Service ended for financial reasons 2014 (NovaNewsNow.com 30 April 2014).
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Evans Commuter Services (31 March 2014 - present)
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Evans Commuter Service (31 March 2014 - present)
Rapid transit busway is expected to open in November 2014.
[Niagara-on-the-Lake]
A regular transit system linking the Old Town, Virgil and Glendale is planned to commence 01 April 2012.
The operating contract will include the Heritage Shuttle and was awarded to
A regular transit system linking the Old Town, Virgil and Glendale began 01 April 2012.
The operating contract, including the Heritage Shuttle, was awarded to
Société des Traversiers du Québec (2012 - present [April to September])
Hovercraft-operated ferry service between Pakuashipi and Saint-Augustin on
opposite shores of the Saint-Augustin River. Vessel named
L'Esprit de Pakuashipi. Nine round trips/day are
operated. Fare is free. In winter [September to April] travel by ice road
or private snowmobile is possible. (STQ website, CPTdb).
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Operation is contracted to
C.A. Bailey Ltd. (CPTDB Wiki).
Operation contracted to
C.A. Bailey Ltd. 1985 - 2014 (CPTDB Wiki).
Switzer-Carty Transportation Inc. purchased C.A. Bailey effective 01 August 2014.
BOLT (starting September 2014)
BOLT (25 August 2014 - present)
Website also says
BOLT Transit.
![BOLT [Lacombe - Blackfalds] logo 2014](pics/logos/lacombe-BOLT-logo.jpg "BOLT [Lacombe - Blackfalds] logo 2014"){kind=logo} BOLT logo 2014 |
Data source: | website 2014 |
la Coopérative de transport de Chéticamp Ltée (2012? - present)
Demand-responsive transportation service for residents of
Cheticamp, St.-Joseph du Moine, East Margaree, and Pleasant Bay
(website 2014).
Also uses the name
l'Acabie.
 l'Acabie logo 2014 |
Data source: | website 2014 |
(See also Nova Scotia Rural Paratransit Systems).
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[Whitecourt Transit] (September 2014 - present)
In June 2014 the Town of Whitecourt contracted with
FirstCanada ULC to operate a local transit service in Whitecourt
(Whitecourt Star 18 June 2014).
 system logo 2014 |
Data source: | website 2014 |
[Wetaskiwin]
 system logo 2014 |
Data source: | twitter 2014 |
C-Line (01 November 2010 - September 2014)
C-Line (01 November 2010 - 29 August 2014)
Leduc Transit (September 2014 - present)
Leduc Transit (02 September 2014 - present)
Policy permitting transfers between STS and Penticton implemented 19 May 2014.
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Policy permitting transfers between OSTS and Penticton implemented 19 May 2014.
Policy permitting transfers between PTS and Naramata (Okanagan-Similkameen), and between PTS and Summerland implemented 19 May 2014.
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Pilot became permanent 30 June 2014.
English Bay Launch (circa April 2013 - present)
Weekdaily commercial commuter passenger ferry operation between Snug Cove on Bowen Island and
Granville Island (Vancouver) and Coal Harbour (downtown Vancouver).
(website 2013,
Bowen Island Undercurrent 04 April 2013).
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Metro Transit (01 March 1981 - present)
Metro Transit (01 March 1981 - 15 July 2014)
System rebranded in mid July 2014.
Halifax Transit (16 July 2014 - present)
System rebranding from Metro Transit.
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Irving Bus Line (circa 1940's - circa 1950's?)
Irving Bus Line (circa 1940's - circa 1960's?)
A 1966 timetable uses the name
Irving's Bus & Taxi Service.
Irving's logo 1966 | Data Source: | Timetable 1966 |
Beaumont – Mill Woods Shuttle Bus (circa 10 September 2012 - ?)
Operated by
Raymond Shuttle Services Ltd.
(owner
Don Melanson) operating 20 trips/day, Mondays through Saturdays, between Beaumont and Mill Woods town centre in Edmonton (Beaumont News 17 September 2012).
Newspaper seems not to have reported when the service stopped.
Underwood Bus Lines Ltd. (circa 04 May 1993 - circa 25 June 1994)
Bus service on Ridge Road, probably connecting Oro Township with nearby Barrie
(Daily Packet & Times, 4 May 1993 p. 3, 25 Jun 1994 p. 1, 27 Jun 1994 p. 7;
Orillia Today, 10 Oct 1993 p. 6, 3 Jul 1994 p. 3;
Huronia Sunday, 27 Feb 1994 p. A3;).
(website 2011).
(website 2011).
Sometime after 2011 service was reduced to two days/week: Tuesdays and Fridays
(town website 2014).
Circa January 2013 contract operator Excel was replaced with
FirstCanada ULC.
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Osoyoos Transit System (200x? - present)
Osoyoos Transit System (200x? - circa2010?)
Some time around 2010 system became know as SOTS.
South Okanagan Transit System (circa2010? - present)
Operated under contract by
South Okanagan Transit Society (BC Transit website 2014).
Serving Okanagan Falls, Oliver, Osoyoos, and South Okanagan, with low-frequency services to
Kelowna (1/week) and Penticton (3/week).
The Town of Cornwall will terminate participation in T3 effective June 2014.
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Company website schedule also calls this service County Line Transit (website 2014). Company website (2014) calls this service Summerside Transit and lists the service provider as Maritime Bus (which is part of the Trius group of operations) (website 2014).
 system logo (2014) |
Data source: | website 2014 (logo) |
[Beaumont Transit System] (September 2014 - present)
A peak-hours commuter transit service between Beaumont and Century Park LRT station in Edmonton, sponsored by the municipality and
contracted to
[a private contractor] is scheduled to begin in September 2014
(Beaumont News 01 August 2014).
Free service operated 25 August - 30 September 2014.
[Beaumont Transit System] (September 2014 - present)
A peak-hours commuter transit service between Beaumont and Century Park LRT station in Edmonton, sponsored by the municipality and
contracted to
[a private contractor] is scheduled to begin in September 2014
(Beaumont News 01 August 2014).
[Whitecourt Transit] (September 2014 - present)
Whitecourt Transit (02 September 2014 - present)
Introductory free service 02 September - 05 September 2014.
 system logo 2014 |
Data source: | website 2014 |
 system logo |
Data source: | website 2014 (logo) |
Frame and Perkins, Ltd. (before 1979 - ?)
Operating in Yellowknife in 1980 using a second hand bus from Edmonton. (Motor Coach Age Vol. XXXIII Nos. 1-2 p. 11, January-February 1981, courtesy Alan Gryfe, 2004).
Frame and Perkins, Ltd. (1948 - 1990)
Operating in Yellowknife in 1980 using a second hand bus from Edmonton. (Motor Coach Age Vol. XXXIII Nos. 1-2 p. 11, January-February 1981, courtesy Alan Gryfe, 2004, correspondence 2014).
Arctic Frontier Carriers Limited (1995 or before - 1999)
Arctic Frontier Carriers Limited (1990? - 1999)
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Red Dusseault (1945 - 1948)
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Arctic Frontier Carriers Limited (1990? - 1999)
Arctic Frontier Carriers Limited (1990 - 1999)
Municipally owned and operated service including commuter service to Nisku and Edmonton, and local service in Leduc.
Municipally owned and operated service including commuter service to Nisku and Edmonton, and local service in Leduc. Partner owners the
City of Leduc and
Leduc County.
 system logo (2014) | Data Source: | website 2014 |
High River Connector (circa 07 July 2013 - present)
High River Connector (circa 07 July 2013 - 22 August 2014)
Service ended with the closure of the Saddlebrook temporary neighbourhood August 2014.
C-Line (01 November 2010 - 29 August 2014)
C-Line (01 November 2010 - 05 September 2014)
Leduc Transit (02 September 2014 - present)
Leduc Transit (08 September 2014 - present)
Woosh also operates a two days/week rural bus service connecting Fort McMurray with Anzac, Janvier and Conklin (website 2014).
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By 2014 bus runs had grown to 5 per day (WCX).
Vehicle fleet 5 locomotives,
31 coaches
Data source: CTHF/SSG 2000
Strait Area Transit (22 September 2008 - 25 March 2013 [- present])
Strait Area Transit (22 September 2008 - 25 March 2013, 02 September 2014 - present)
All scheduled route services ended 25 March 2013. From 28 April 2013 agency operates a demand-responsive door-to-door service requiring 48-hours advance booking.
All scheduled route services ended 25 March 2013. From 28 April 2013 agency operated only its demand-responsive door-to-door service requiring 48-hours advance booking.
Scheduled route service was recommenced 02 September 2014.
Antigonish Community Transit (15 September 2014 - present)
A “flex-route system” operated by the non-profit
Antigonish Community Transit Society. Service in the town of Antigonish began in mid-September 2014. Service in rural Antigonish County was expected to
start a couple of weeks later (facebook 2014).
system logo 2014 | Data source: | facebook 2014 |
(Chronicle herald 11 September 2014).
Rapid transit busway is expected to open in November 2014.
Rapid transit busway is expected to open 17 November 2014.
Blair's Bus Lines (1950s?)
Blair's Bus Lines (? - 1952)
Owner
L.R. Blair.
Medicine Hat Transit Ltd. (1952 - ?)
Medicine Hat Transit Ltd. (1952 - circa 1953)
Newspaper reports in late 1953 describe MH Transit Ltd. as an employee co-op
Newspaper reports in late 1953 describe MH Transit Ltd. as an employee co-op but this is almost certainly a reference to MHTtn Co.
Medicine Hat Transportation Company (? - circa February 1972)
Medicine Hat Transportation Company (02 November 1953 - June 1970)
Operation was acquired by the City June 1970 (Medicine Hat News 17 September 2014).
Medicine Hat Transit (System) (circa February 1972 - present)
Medicine Hat Transit (System) (June 1970 - present)
Fraser Valley Express (beginning late spring 2015)
Frequent commuter bus service connecting
Chilliwack,
Abbotsford, and
Langley (metropolitan Vancouver)
is expected to begin operation in 2015. It is expected to be operated by
a contractor, and supported by
BC Transit and the several municipalities served.
(BC Transit website 2014).
Line Six Transit (06 October 2014 - present)
Crowd funded subscription commuter bus transit between Liberty Village and Union Station.
Service also called
Liberty Village Express.
(website 2014).
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Line Six Transit (06 October 2014 - present)
Line Six Transit (06 October 2014 - 10 October 2014)
![On-It [Calgary Region] logo 2014](pics/logos/calgary-OnIt-logo.jpg "On-It [Calgary Region] logo 2014"){kind=logo} system logo 2014 | Data source: | website 2014 |
| Interurban electric railway | 14 April 1917 - 15 August 1931 1905 - 1935 (Port Credit) |
| Motor bus | 1955 - present circa 1922 - present (Port Credit) |
| Motor bus busway | 17 November 2014 - present* |
Réseau de Transport de la Capitale (01 June 2002 - present)
Réseau de Transport de la Capitale (01 June 2002 - 31 December 2014)
Service terminated when the Base eliminated financial contribution (press release 2014 [pdf]).
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Canadian Pacific Railway Company (1887? - 1982)
Canadian Pacific Railway Company (1887? - 01 October 1982)
Commuter service by CP continued up through administrative takeover by CTCUM 1982.
Commuter service by CP continued up through administrative takeover by CTCUM 01 October 1982.
General urban transit operator for Montréal.
General urban transit operator for Montréal. Assumed responsibility for two commuter rail lines operated by railways.
l'Agence Métropolitaine de Transport (01 January 1996 - present)
l'Agence Métropolitaine de Transport (01 January 1996 - present)
Subsequently grown the commuter rail network around the city to five lines.
Subsequently grown the commuter rail network around the city to six lines.
(website).
Whistler Transit System (01 December 1991 - 02 June 1999)
Whistler Transit System (01 December 1991 - present)
Service renamed WAVE 1999.
(BC Transit 1996).
Whistler and Valley Express (WAVE) (02 June 1999 - present)
A BC Transit web page in 2000 still
Service reportedly renamed
Whistler and Valley Express, or
WAVE, 02 June 1999.
A BC Transit web page in 2000 still
Somewhere before 2011 the Pemberton system acquired a separate identity.
(BC Transit 1996).
Pemberton Valley Transit System (circa 2010 - present)
Circa 2010 PVTS acquired a distinct identity from Whistler. Operated under an agreement between the municipality,
B.C. Transit and contractors.
As of 2014 commuter service between Pemberton and Whistler operated by
Whistler Transit Ltd. while local service in Pemberton (connecting Xit'olacw and Mount Currie) was operated by
Pemberton Taxi (RideGuide 2014).
Municipal responsibility for PVTS was transferred from
Squamish-Lillooet Regional District to
Village of Pemberton circa 01 January 2015.
