Winnipeg Free Press
By: The Canadian Press
Last Modified: 3:01 PM CST Friday, Jan. 29, 2021
FREDERICTON - A last-minute government injection of $720,000 appears to have saved bus routes in northern New Brunswick that a private bus operator wanted to cut because of a drop in ridership attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Brunswick's provincial flag flies in Ottawa, Monday July 6, 2020. A private bus operator is getting $720,000 in government financial support so it can continue to operate routes in northern New Brunswick.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
FREDERICTON - A last-minute government injection of $720,000 appears to have saved bus routes in northern New Brunswick that a private bus operator wanted to cut because of a drop in ridership attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic.