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News Advertiser
MARCH 4, 2020
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New Transit Service Rolls Out in Vegreville Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent Vegreville has a new transit service. Veg/Yeg Transportation is now operating six days a week, Monday to Saturday with non-stop service from Vegreville to Edmonton. Currently, the bus service has one schedule with a 5:40 am departure from Vegreville and a 4 pm departure from Edmonton. The pick up point in Vegreville is at Vegreville Pizza and the drop off points are at Canada Place and the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton. “We already have 10 people signed up for monthly rates in the first month. We will be looking for a few more monthly
passengers and will leave the other seats open for dailyone way commuters,” stated owner Paul Rehill. The bus service began on February 3, and Rehill said public response has been “pretty awesome” to date. He pointed out the bus can carry 20 passengers and accommodate people with walkers. Rehill purchased a brandnew bus from 2019 to provide this service because he said he wanted to give people the feeling of security that a brand-new bus would offer. “I decided to offer this public bus service because I wanted to be able to connect smaller communities to a bigger community. It feels like ever since the Greyhound
buses left, there is no means of public transportation. This bus provides convenient travel times and convenient stopping locations. Also, if people are looking for a job now, they can find one in Edmonton and commute because the bus arrives early in Edmonton and it goes back from the time after they finish work to Vegreville. Another thing that stands out for this bus is it is meant for the Vegreville area, and it goes non-stop straight from Vegreville to Edmonton without any stops in between. This bus is a convenient thing for Vegreville and the surrounding communities. We are providing this because I see many people
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