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Few things in life are free, but on New Year’s Eve, you can count on a free ride safely home from Winnipeg Transit.
The free ride program to all regular and Handi-Transit service will begin at 7 p.m. on December 31 until the end of service. The last buses leave downtown at approximately 1:35 a.m. on January 1
WINNIPEG — An overhaul to Winnipeg’s Handi-Transit service is coming in 2019, beginning with a new name.
Called Winnipeg Transit Plus, the new name reflects a more inclusive language for persons with disabilities, says the city.
If you ride the bus, take note of Winnipeg Transit’s winter schedule.
The seasonal schedule went into effect on Sunday and will apply to the following routes:
Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus.
Winnipeg Transit’s annual Santa Bus will be out on the streets for the Christmas season beginning today. Until December 24, all cash fares collected on Santa Bus #142 will be donated to the Christmas Cheer Board.
WINNIPEG — Mayor Brian Bowman is proposing a freeze on Winnipeg Transit fares for 2019.
Transit fares have typically increased by five cents each January 1 to cover inflationary cost increases incurred by Winnipeg Transit.
WINNIPEG — The ongoing construction of the southwest rapid transitway will close northbound and southbound Pembina Highway between Jubilee Avenue and Stafford Street for two weekends this month.
The city says the closures, happening December 7-10 and December 14-17, are to accommodate the demolition of the CN bridge. Both closures will commence at 8 p.m. Friday and continue until 4 a.m. the following Monday.
With $7.9 million to spare in its operating budget, the Amalgamated Transit Union 1505 is calling on Winnipeg Transit to use those funds to improve driver safety.
Ahead of a city finance committee meeting on November 27, the surplus was announced Wednesday as part of an overall $9.5 city surplus.
Winnipeg police have arrested and charged a man they say robbed another man at knifepoint who was waiting for a bus early Sunday.
The victim was standing in the area of Graham Avenue and Edmonton Street at around midnight when the suspect began yelling and swearing. He placed a knife to the victim’s neck and robbed him of his cell phone and wallet. The victim wasn’t injured and the suspect soon boarded a bus near Graham Avenue and Donald Street.
