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Winnipeg Transit is offering free rides to veterans, current serving members of the Canadian Armed Forces, and a companion on Remembrance Day.
Those who wish to take a free ride can do so by wearing a military uniform, or by presenting military identification or CF1 card at the time of boarding.
A man, who admitted to police he had been using methamphetamine, threatened passengers with a knife aboard a Winnipeg Transit bus on Friday.
Police say the bus was travelling on Dunkirk Drive at around 12:45 a.m. when the incident occurred. The driver pulled the bus over near Kingston Row while talking with a transit supervisor.
WINNIPEG — Bus riders in the city’s southwest will see a major shift in how they navigate bus routes once the second stage of the Southwest Transitway is open next spring.
Winnipeg Transit has put forward a proposal for the BLUE Line, a “spine-and-feeder network in southwest Winnipeg.”
WINNIPEG — Motorists who frequently use Pembina Highway will no doubt appreciate the reopening of the Pembina Highway Underpass.
The roadway at Jubilee Avenue was flowing smoothly in all directions Friday as dignitaries cut a ribbon to signify the end of construction.
Winnipeg Transit operators and mechanics have reached a tentative agreement with the City of Winnipeg.
Members of the Amalgamated Transit Union 1505 have been working without a collective agreement since the previous one expired in January.
The city has rejected the latest offer made by the union representing Winnipeg Transit employees and remains at an impasse in negotiations.
The two parties are still $68 million apart and the city has asked the Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1505 (ATU) to come back with a counterproposal.
By The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG — The man convicted of killing a Winnipeg bus driver in what a judge described as a brutal and explosive stabbing will not be eligible for parole for 12 years.
Irvine Jubal Fraser, who was 58, was stabbed 12 times during a fight with Brian Kyle Thomas in February 2017.
As tensions escalate between the Amalgamated Transit Union and the City of Winnipeg over a new contract, bus passengers on Thursday won’t be asked for fare upon boarding.
It’s the latest move by the ATU 105 as they take further legal job action amid an ongoing contract dispute with the city. Operators also won’t be enforcing payment for riders to and from the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ home opener.
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG — The brothers of a Winnipeg bus driver who was fatally stabbed on the job broke down in tears at a sentencing hearing today for the man who killed him.
They said Irvine Jubal Fraser’s death was senseless and has left them angry and devastated.
Winnipeg Transit bus operators had their wish granted today.
The first buses with Transit safety shields are on Winnipeg streets. Each week, 15 shields will be installed on the entire fleet of 630 Transit buses.
