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Kasper Buses On The Road Again

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The wheels are in motion once again for Kasper Transportation.

Regular passenger bus service in northern Ontario and into Winnipeg has resumed following a brief COVID-19 shutdown.

Chief Executive Officer Kasper Wabinski says passengers will see some changes.

“We require masks on the bus and we require customers leave the mask on during the trip unless they need to drink water. We ask them to keep it on for their own safety, safety of other passengers and our drivers.”

Wabinski adds the driver is protected by a shield and everyone will be screened before they enter the bus.

That includes a self-declaration form asking customers if they’ve travelled outside of Canada or been in contact with someone who has been sick.

Wabinski stresses they have strict and detailed cleaning and sanitizing procedures in place and that will continue.

He notes Kasper will be offering service every day with the exception of Tuesday and Thursday.

“Tuesday’s and Thursday’s were usually our slower days so we took that time to take it a little bit easier on getting back into the flow of things. Not all of our staff our back. A lot of them are but not all of them. So we’re just making sure we got room for error and make sure we can deliver what we promise to the customers.”

Wabinski says an updated schedule can be found at https://gokasper.com/ or by calling 1-855-566-2378.

He says “As we enter the stage 3 of the reopening by the province, we continue to monitor its status for the safety of everyone. We have invested and will continue to invest the funds and resources to work laterally with all levels of government and communities to meet the safety requirements recommended for us to follow.”

Wabinski says “I want to thank the federal government and provincial government for doing their best in trying to make it work. But the job isn’t done yet and we got keep trying to get through this together as a team, as a country, as a province.”

The routes that have resumed include Owen Sound to Guelph, Northern Ontario, and into Winnipeg.

To hear more from Kasper Wabinski, visit the Audio link below.

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Kasper Transportation Suspending Operations

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Kasper Transportation is suspending all operations starting on May 2nd.

The bus service provider in northwestern Ontario and western Manitoba says a decrease in revenue caused by the COVID-19 pandemic makes it financially irresponsible to continue operations at this time.

Chief Executive Officer Kasper Wabinski says the suspension of service will impact a significant portion of the population that doesn’t have access to private vehicle transportation and must travel for essential medical appointments and employment.

He notes the Kasper freight service transports medical samples, municipal water testing samples, drug prescriptions, and freight for mines and hydro development projects.

No plans for the resumption of bus service have been unveiled.

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Bus Service Expansion Still Being Examined

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Sorting out how bus transportation service across northern Ontario will be provided continues to be watched by Kasper Transportation.

Owner Kasper Wabinski says he’s been talking to Northern Development Minister Greg Rickford but also with the provincially run Ontario Northland bus service.

“Trying to be on good terms and work together on filling the need to the standards and expectations that customers have. It’s still in the process of being established.”

Wabinski says Rickford personally told him the government agrees the region needs a sustainable bus service.

“Obviously that’s not always a simple thing to do with the government trying to reduce the deficit and it may be frustrating, the whole process of going through the hoops with the government.”

However, Wabinski believes the government has the right people involved to help achieve his vision of providing service.