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38-504: The government of Saskatchewan announced on March 22, 2017 that it planned to shut down STC by the end of May 2017. Freight services were terminated effective May 19, and passenger services were terminated effective May 31. STC owned and operated bus depots in Regina, Saskatoon, and Prince Albert. It also had numerous ticket agencies in communities throughout the province and served as an agent for Greyhound tickets at many of its locations. Since

76-587: A Nelson –Willow Point passenger and freight service in the West Kootenay region of southeastern BC. 1922: Learmonth extended the service eastward to the Balfour area. In a 1923 timetable, Old's Stage was the trading name, which operated a 15-person jitney service, connected by a river crossing to the Procter steamboat landing. On reopening for the 1924 season, the trading name changed to Learmonth. 1925: Before

114-577: A history of package delivery across Saskatchewan. Many people relied on STC to transport packages, parcels, and equipment to rural areas. While providing overnight service to many locations, STC also provided customers with door-to-door pick-up and delivery in major centres. STC provided charter services to a number of groups and organizations every year in Saskatchewan. Many corporations, sports teams, and clubs chose STC when travelling to functions both in and out of province. Charters were available any day of

152-550: A licence to use the Greyhound name and interline agreements with Pacific Greyhound, Northland Greyhound, and Washington Motor Coach. BC Greyhound (BCG) was established. BCG acquired Interior Greyhound Lines from O.K. Valley Freight Lines, which had purchased the enterprise the prior year. BCG acquired Cariboo Greyhound Lines. 1938: CCG acquired Trans-Continental Coach Lines (TCC) (established 1935) from Barney Olson and Midland Bus Lines of Alberta (established 1926). The latter had bought

190-584: A population density of 467.2/km (1,210.1/sq mi) in 2021. Since 1998, during the last week of July, the community of Salmo has hosted the Shambhala Music Festival . The 2020 and 2021 editions of the festival were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Regular, yearly scheduling resumed in 2022. Salmo was featured on the historical television documentary series Gold Trails and Ghost Towns (season 3, episode 1). Salmo people were also featured on

228-534: A through service, but passengers initially had to change buses at the Crowsnest Pass border. Using interline agreements with two Washington -based companies, a Calgary–Edmonton–Spokane– Seattle through service was established. Canadian Greyhound Lines (CG) was formed for Ontario operations. 1931: CCG created interline services with other Alberta and Western US operators. When Greyhound USA sued to restrain CCG from using

266-604: A village in 1946, Salmo benefits from passing tourists. On the western perimeter, at the Sal-crest Motel, is the word's oldest phone booth (1977). On the northwest side of the highway downtown, the former N&SF combination station/freight shed (a designated heritage building) stands on the Salmo-Troup Rail Trail . This building dates from 1913, a replacement after the Great Northern Railway (GN) relocated

304-600: A wholly owned subsidiary of Dial Corp. 1996: Greyhound Air began scheduled passenger flights with Boeing 727-200 jetliners on domestic routes in Canada in July 1996, suffered heavy losses, and ceased operations in September 1997. 1997: Laidlaw acquired GCT. 1998: GCT acquired Voyageur-Colonial of Montreal. 2007: FirstGroup bought Laidlaw. 2018: Prior to cancelling most all routes west of Sudbury , Ontario, an application

342-458: Is a village in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia . It is mostly on the north side of Erie Creek at the confluence with the Salmo River . The place lies largely east of the junction of BC Highway 3 (about 42 kilometres (26 mi) southeast of Castlegar ), and BC Highway 6 (about 41 kilometres (25 mi) south of Nelson , and 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of

380-497: Is in KP Park. The Salmo Dinner Jacket, a plaid lumberjack shirt/jacket, has proven popular. Numerous outdoor activities include hiking, fishing, biking, golfing and skiing. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Salmo had a population of 1,140 living in 568 of its 599 total private dwellings, a change of -0.1% from its 2016 population of 1,141. With a land area of 2.44 km (0.94 sq mi), it had

418-454: The Saskatchewan operations of Grey Goose Bus Lines in 1936. 1939: TG acquired Canadian-American Trailways of Ontario. 1940: CG acquired TG. TCC acquired Prairie Coach Lines (established 1933). BCG acquired Blue Funnel Lines. A restructuring of the group as Western Canadian Greyhound Lines (WCG) gave Greyhound USA 80 per cent ownership and Fay 20 per cent. 1941: CCG acquired AC, which

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456-471: The Emerald during the 1930s, despite falling base metal prices. Acquired by the federally owned Wartime Metals Corporation in 1942, a new mill and substation were constructed, but only operated for six weeks before being shut down. Canex restarted production in 1947, expanded to zinc and lead in 1949, and added neighbouring mines and increased capacity in 1951. A small settlement of 150 dwellings, called Jersey after

494-492: The Emerald, a few miles farther south. The latter wagoned 1,100 tons to Salmo in 1909, which subsequently refined to 382 tons of lead and almost 1,700 ounces of silver. Gold mining along Sheep Creek diminished from the early years of World War I , by which time base metal mining was well established. In the later 1920s, Salmo Consolidated Mines and C.R. Blackburn acquired expired claims, and rising lead and zinc prices triggered increasing activity. Tungsten and molybdenum sustained

532-430: The Greyhound name, lengthy negotiations began. CG and Gray Coach Lines established Toronto Greyhound Lines, a joint venture, for a Toronto – Detroit route. 1933: CCG acquired Calgary & Eastern Bus Lines (established 1927). 1934: CCG acquired Alberta Montana Bus Lines (established 1930). Arrow Coach Lines (AC) transferred its Alberta routes to CGG. 1935: After negotiating since 1931, Greyhound US granted CCG

570-584: The US border). Originally, the name was either Laprairie or Salmon City, derived from the initial name of the river that dated from around 1860. Prior to the downstream damming of the Columbia River from the 1930s, salmon frequented this tributary. In 1893, the settlement name became Salmon or Salmon Siding. At that time, Erie Creek was called the North Fork of the river. In 1896, the community name changed to Salmo, and

608-477: The adjacent mine, sprang up. Operations continued until 1971, and the settlement buildings were auctioned in 1973. In 1946, the HB resumed exploration. Ore was trucked to Trail . Completed in 1953, and expanded in 1958, the mill produced concentrate for trucking to Trail. Employees lived in camp or commuted from Salmo. Operations shut down in 1966. West Kootenay Power and Light brought electricity in 1931. Incorporated as

646-600: The area triggered the initial growth of the community. Much of this activity was along the east-west Sheep Creek, which flows into the Salmo River about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) to the south. Gold ore from the Yellowstone mine was wagoned to Salmo for loading onto the N&;FS 1900–1902. The mini galena boom of 1908 saw 200 properties staked or re-staked. Notable ones were the HB about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southeast of Salmo, and

684-792: The cancellations were due to declining ridership, which dropped 41% nationwide since 2010 and 8% in Western Canada alone in 2017. The cancellations took effect on October 31, 2018. Greyhound said that the decline in ridership was due to increased car ownership, subsidies to competing passenger carriers, competition from low-cost airlines and regulatory restrictions. COVID-19 caused a 95 percent drop in ridership. Thus, Greyhound reduced service on March 25, 2020 and suspended six routes on April 5, 2020. On May 6, 2020, Greyhound Canada announced it would permanently shut down all its remaining bus services which it did on May 13, 2021. Greyhound refunded tickets and travel vouchers for travel after May 13. Besides

722-564: The closure of STC and the discontinuation of Greyhound Canada service, these facilities have since been redeveloped for other uses such as offices and retail. The Saskatchewan Transportation Company operated Maintenance Facilities in Regina and Saskatoon, which allowed for the efficient operation of their fleet and provided an array of services to foreign fleet customers. STC operated a number of routes to both urban and rural communities across Saskatchewan. Many STC passenger coaches were wheelchair accessible and all were Wi-Fi equipped. STC had

760-672: The early 1920s, expanded across most of Canada, and became a subsidiary of the American Greyhound Lines in 1940. In 2018, Greyhound pulled out of Western Canada , preserving only domestic service in Ontario and Quebec, and trans-border routes to the United States. On May 13, 2021, Greyhound Canada permanently suspended operation in all of Canada. Cross-border routes to the United States would from that point forward be operated by Greyhound Lines (USA). 1921: John Learmonth started

798-553: The establishment of the Harrop Cable Ferry , Learmonth switched his route westward to Trail . Learmonth is believed to have started the new Nelson–Procter service via the ferry. 1928: Learmonth commenced a Nelson– Kaslo service, driven by Herb Harrop. Serving the routes from Nelson were a 20-seat Pierce-Arrow bus named Marjorie to Trail, Muriel to Kaslo, and Patricia to Slocan City . 1929: Roosevelt (Speed) Olson formed Kootenay Valley Transportation Co. (KVT) to take over

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836-539: The intra-provincial Greyhound routes. 1945: ECG acquired Nickle Belt Transportation (established 1939) of Ontario. 1948: CG merged into ECG when Central Greyhound Lines disbanded and merged into Great Lakes Greyhound Lines . WCG became the major shareholder in Motor Coach Industries (MCI). By 1950, MCI had solely supplied the whole 129-coach Greyhound fleet. 1956: R.L. Borden became general manager when Fay retired. 1957: Greyhound Lines of Canada (GLC)

874-533: The last run being on May 30, 2018. Greyhound said it was losing $ 35,000 per day on routes in Northern British Columbia and in parts of Vancouver Island, and had lost $ 70 million in the six years prior to 2018 At the time, BC Bus North stepped in to provide services between Fort Nelson, Prince Rupert, Prince George, Fort St. John and Dawson Creek. Greyhound Canada also terminated service from Prince George, British Columbia to Whitehorse , Yukon with

912-429: The last trip from Whitehorse occurring on May 30, 2018. From 2014 to 2017, ridership along that part of the route between Dawson Creek and Fort Nelson had dropped from 18,307 to 9,647 passengers. Greyhound Canada announced on July 9, 2018 that it was cancelling all services west of Sudbury , Ontario . The sole remaining route between Vancouver and Seattle would be operated by Greyhound USA . Greyhound Canada claimed

950-421: The original to Northport, Washington , over a dispute with the local council. Farther along at the information board is the world's largest penny (1995). On the southeast side of the highway, the ornate two-storied wooden Salmo Hotel (1912) occupies a corner lot. The nearby Jas. R. Hunnex drugstore (1934) is now a café. The Kootenay Stone Centre school of masonry offers one-week courses. The municipal campground

988-467: The pandemic, Greyhound also blamed ride sharing and subsidized competition from Via Rail for the shutdown, which affected 400 employees. Greyhound Canada planned to sell its bus stations, and to sell its bus fleet. It placed its fleet of 38 buses on auction scheduled for January 18, 2022. Some of the buses feature wheelchair capability, leather seats, multimedia screens and on-board restrooms. Routes listed below are those that were in service prior to

1026-645: The partners Foothills Transportation Co. (FT), which operated Calgary – Nanton, Alberta . 1930: The shareholders formed Canadian Greyhound Coaches (CGC) in Alberta to create a route network within that province and to manage all existing operations. Barney Olson founded Canadian Yelloway Lines to assume the Calgary– Edmonton route when Brewster Transport lost the franchise. The partners amalgamated this business and their other ones as Central Canadian Greyhound Lines (CCG). The Alberta and BC operations became connected by

1064-868: The prior year included widespread proposed service cancellations and reductions. 2021: Prior to ceasing services in Ontario and Quebec, these routes were temporarily suspended in May 2020 because of COVID-19 . During the 19-month closure of the Canada–US border , the respective Greyhound USA routes did not operate. In February 2018 Greyhound Canada received permission to terminate its two remaining routes on Vancouver Island running from Victoria, British Columbia to Nanaimo and Vancouver . Tofino Bus Services subsequently took over these two Greyhound routes. Greyhound Canada terminated service along Highway 16 between Prince George and Prince Rupert in British Columbia with

1102-457: The river soon followed suit. It is unclear whether the town or postal authorities sought the less common name, which is Latin for salmon, and also the scientific name for the genus of fish to which Atlantic salmon and trout belong. When the Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway (N&FS) was opened in 1893, this was one of the original stations. During the railway construction, Foley, Welch and Stewart

1140-415: The service for parcel delivery and transportation for medical appointments in larger centres. The company's assets were sold for $ 29 million, slightly more than their appraised value of $ 25.7 million (CAD). Download coordinates as: Greyhound Canada Greyhound Canada Transportation ULC ( Greyhound Canada ) was an intercity coach service that began as a local British Columbia bus line in

1178-572: The show Canadian Pickers (season 2, episode 7). Like the library, CFAD-FM is a volunteer community radio station. It began broadcasting as a developmental Community Radio Station on October 11, 2008 at 92.1 FM in Salmo, British Columbia. On May 2, 2012, Salmo FM Radio Society received approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to operate an English language FM community radio station to serve Salmo on

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1216-461: The then-temporary suspension of service in May 2020, all of which were permanently terminated in May 2021. At the time of its closure in 2021, Greyhound Canada's scheduled bus services were confined to Ontario and Quebec, although all routes were already suspended on May 13, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada . At the time of its service suspension, Greyhound Canada operated the following routes: Salmo, British Columbia Salmo

1254-415: The three routes, having bought the business the previous November. Learmonth was district superintendent until retirement in 1965. KVT started a Nelson– Salmo – Spokane service. KVT purchased the J. Motherwell operations, the only remaining bus line in the district. Canadian Greyhound Coaches BC (CGBC) was registered. Speed's brother Barney and George B. Fay joined this expanding venture. W.L. Watson sold

1292-521: The week and for various lengths of time subject to availability. STC employed over 230 people. All In Scope employees were members of the Amalgamated Transit Union . The provincial government shut down STC in 2017 as part of spending cutbacks. Ridership had decreased 77 percent since its peak in 1980, and only two of its 27 routes turned a profit. The opposition NDP criticized the shutdown, saying it would hurt rural residents who relied upon

1330-402: Was a prime contractor, and Pete Larson was a subcontractor. The Larson headquarters likely became the foundation for the settlement. The construction camp was the scene of a cook's murder following a gambling dispute. During a sale of townsite lots in 1896, 130 sold in 10 days. By 1899, two general stores and four hotels existed. The Kootenay Shingle Mill operated 1901–1928. Increased mining in

1368-573: Was created as a public company to administer WCG and ECG operations. Greyhound USA owned 69 per cent. 1958: GLC acquired Moore's Trans-Canada Bus Lines (established 1940) of Manitoba . 1959: GLC became the operating company. 1962: The opening of Rogers Pass established a year-round connected all-Canadian network. 1965: GLC acquired Brewster Transport/Brewster Rocky Mountain Gray Line. 1969: GLC acquired Coachways System, operating in western Canada and Alaska . Late 1980s–early 1990s: Freight

1406-406: Was expanding, but passenger traffic rapidly declining. GLC disposed of marginal feeder routes and focused on long haul services. 1992: GLC acquired Gray Coach Lines, based in Ontario, from Stagecoach . 1993: MCI was sold. 1995: A major restructuring placed the intercity bus operations under Greyhound Canada Transportation Co (GCT), 76 per cent publicly owned, while the tourism business became

1444-535: Was operating in Saskatchewan. WCG obtained the linking Big Bend Highway route. 1942: CCG bought the Calgary– Banff route from Brewster Transport. The US military contracted CCG to provide a Dawson Creek – Whitehorse service along the new Alaska Highway during World War II . 1944: CCG acquired Clark Transportation Co and Red Bus Lines (established 1929). BCG was merged into WCG. TG was renamed Eastern Canadian Greyhound Lines (ECG). Saskatchewan nationalized

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