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The union representing Winnipeg Transit employees has a plan to finance additional electric buses in the city’s fleet.
The proposed financing partnership would rely on a pay as you save (PAYS) model, with the province providing the city with an interest-free loan to cover the difference in capital costs of electric buses.
Winnipeg Transit is piloting a project to offer free Wi-Fi onboard 12 of its buses as part of a year-long initiative.
Coming at a cost of $300,000, Wi-Fi will be available on a select number of buses on various routes throughout the city.
Police are looking for a man who punched a Winnipeg Transit driver in the face shortly after telling him he didn’t have fare.
Police say the assault happened January 21 when the bus was stopped on Portage Avenue at Fort Street at around 4:35 p.m.
Winnipeg Transit drivers held a memorial Wednesday for their former colleague who was killed while on the job one year ago today.
Irvine Jubal Fraser was winding down his shift on February 14, 2017 when he was fatally stabbed by a passenger at the University of Manitoba.
Winnipeg police have laid impaired driving charges against a man involved in a collision with a city bus on Thursday.
The two-vehicle crash happened at around 6:45 a.m. at the intersection of Warde Avenue and John Forsyth Road.
After a series of technical glitches overcharged Winnipeg Transit riders a combined $72,000 in Peggo card reloads, the Amalgamated Transit Union wants a complete review of the system.
One rider, Scott Hazlitt, set up his Peggo card to auto-reload at $50 whenever his balance was about to run out. Instead, the system kept charging his credit card repeatedly until it hit $8,050.
In case you forgot over the Christmas break, it will cost you more to ride Winnipeg Transit as of Monday.
Increased fares kick in January 1, meaning you’ll have to dig a little deeper into your pocket to hop on board.
UPDATE: Wednesday, December 13 — Winnipeg police arrested the male suspect on Tuesday and charged him with assault causing bodily harm. He was released on a promise to appear.
A would-be Good Samaritan who tried to intervene during a fight on a Winnipeg Transit bus ended up being the one assaulted.
Proposed cuts to a handful of Winnipeg Transit routes next year have been cancelled by the city.
Mayor Brian Bowman and his executive policy committee agreed Friday to instead raise on-street parking rates by another 50 cents to make up the funding shortfall.
The holiday spirit will be evident as the Santa Bus begins making its round on Winnipeg streets Friday.
Winnipeg Transit’s #142 bus collects cash fares and donations for the Christmas Cheer Board until December 24.
