Ontario Northland has expanded its bus service west of North Bay to include Espanola, Sault Ste Marie, Wawa, White River and many communities in between.
Communities in the north, especially with large elderly populations, have experienced a lack of travel options other than by motor vehicle. Ontario Northland says the new routes will make life easier for northerners by connecting passengers to hospitals and college and university campuses.
Director of Passenger Operations Tracy MacPhee says that 20 communities and 750 kilometres will be added to the passenger bus system.
For more information, go to Ontario Northland’s website.
Facts and figures from Ontario Northland:
- 243,482 passengers travelled on Ontario Northland’s motor coaches in 2017
- Ontario Northland motor coaches travel over 9,000 km daily, farther than the distance from coast to coast
- 75% of all Ontario Northland motor coaches are accessible
- Ontario Northland employs 55 motor coach operators
- Ontario Northland operates 365 days per year meaning our coaches travel more than 3.9 million kilometres each year
