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Greyhound Canada closure will be a ‘disaster’ for rural communities, experts say David Lao © THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld A Greyhound bus is driven out of the bus terminal in Ottawa Thursday May 7, 2020 in Ottawa. Greyhound announced it would be shutting down completely due to a precipitous drop in passengers caused by the pandemic. Several transportation experts say that Greyhound Canada s decision to shut down bus services permanently is going to have a compounded effect on some of the country s already most disadvantaged commuters and travellers. The decision to close the bus line s remaining routes in Ontario and Quebec deals a heavy blow to commuters in those provinces rural and remote areas, who rely on both private and public intercity bus companies to travel.

Prince rupertBritish columbiaEric dohertyOmar alghabraAdrian wyldOmar alghabra omaralghabraUniversity of torontoGreyhound canadaSchool of citiesTransit unionCanadian transport unionVia railOttawa thursday mayMatti siemiatyckiInterim directorWestern canada