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67-570: (Redirected from Northlink ) NorthLink may refer to: Bus companies in Ontario#NorthLink NorthLink Ferries , an operator of ferry services between mainland Scotland and Orkney and Shetland NorthLink WA , a road construction project in Perth, Australia Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

134-563: A 50 percent owned affiliate, based at London International Airport . Aboutown entered into receivership in Sept 2013, citing over $ 2 million in debts. Operations ceased after 60 years of service in Southwestern Ontario. This intercity bus service once connected communities throughout southwestern Ontario, with no more than thirteen scheduled routes. Attridge is a Burlington based school bus company providing bus service in

201-887: A World War II Canadian sailor in Spencer Smith Park. The Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington is the largest botanical garden in Canada. Ontario's botanical garden and National Historic Site of Canada features over 11 km (2,700 acres) of gardens and nature sanctuaries, including four outdoor display gardens, the Mediterranean Garden under glass, three on-site restaurants, the Gardens' Gift Shop, and festivals. Located at The Village Square in Burlington's downtown are historic landmarks, businesses, shopping, and dining area. Mount Nemo Conservation Area

268-549: A bus transportation for backpackers and budget travelers to visit places starting generally in Toronto and venturing to other provinces like Nova Scotia and Quebec . The area served goes all the way to Newfoundland . Routes north extend to Algonquin Park . Ontario operations of Pacific Western are concentrated in the Toronto area, with a large fleet of charter coaches. The now defunct Toronto Airport Express service between

335-746: A city and lower-tier municipality in Halton Region at the west end of Lake Ontario in Ontario , Canada. Located approximately halfway between Toronto and Niagara Falls, it is part of the Greater Toronto Area and the Hamilton census metropolitan area . Before the 19th century, the area between the provincial capital of York and the township of West Flamborough was home to the Mississauga nation. In 1792, John Graves Simcoe ,

402-467: A city. The extremely high rate of growth continued, and between 2001 and 2006, the population of Burlington grew by 9%, compared to Canada's overall growth rate of 5.4%. By 2006, the population topped 160,000. Burlington is at the southwestern end of Lake Ontario , just to the north east of Hamilton and the Niagara Peninsula , roughly in the geographic centre of the urban corridor known as

469-419: A population of 186,948 living in 73,180 of its 74,891 total private dwellings, a change of 2% from its 2016 population of 183,314 . With a land area of 186.12 km (71.86 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,004.4/km (2,601.5/sq mi) in 2021. According to the 2016 census, Burlington's population was 183,314 where 48% of residents were male and 52% female. Minors (individuals up to

536-427: A visible minority of 16%. The top 11 ethnic origins from the 2016 census are listed in the accompanying table. Percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents can report more than one ethnicity. Burlington's economic strength is the diversity of its economic base, mainly achieved because of its geography, proximity to large industries in southern Ontario (Canada's largest consumer market), its location within

603-413: A wide variety of musical styles and repertoire. The band's main goal is to raise money for local charities and organizations. The BCB maintains an open membership policy, allowing anyone who feels they can handle the music competently to join without an audition. The BCB is led by an elected volunteer board. The current musical director is Joanne Romanow. The Burlington Symphony Orchestra, formed in 1973,

670-913: Is 763 mm (30.0 in) of rain and 99 cm (39 in) of snow. Although it shares the continental climate found in Southern Ontario, its proximity to the lake moderates winter temperatures and it also benefits from a sheltering effect of the Niagara Escarpment , allowing the most northerly tracts of Carolinian forest to thrive on the Escarpment that runs through western sections of city. Several species of flora and fauna usually found only in more southern climes are present in Burlington, including paw-paw ( Asimina triloba ), green dragon ( Arisaema dracontium ), tuckahoe ( Peltandra virginica ), American columbo ( Frasera caroliniensis ), wall-rue ( Asplenium ruta-muraria ), plus

737-402: Is a 4-pad arena, used year-round for skating and ice hockey. The Burlington Performing Arts Centre is a 940-seat facility opened in 2011. Burlington Centre is a two-storey mall opened in 1968, and Mapleview Centre is a two-storey mall opened in 1990. Burlington doesn't host any professional teams, though several minor league teams are based in the city. Burlington, Ontario, founded

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804-524: Is a community orchestra under the direction of Denis Mastromonaco. There are 115 parks and 580 hectares (1,400 acres) of parkland in the city. On the shore of Lake Ontario, Spencer Smith Park features a shoreline walking path, an observatory, water jet play area and restaurant. The park includes the Burlington Rotary Centennial Pond, used for model sail boating and ice-skating. Festivals in Spencer Smith Park include Ribfest,

871-610: Is a company providing school, coach, charter, commuter, and parcel services. Headquartered in Laval, Quebec , it was founded as a school bus operator in 1941. The business runs OC Transpo Rural Partnership Service Route 538. This line connected Carleton Place with Ottawa and Gatineau. Great Canadian Coaches is a Kitchener provider of motorcoach charters and tours which began as Travel Ventures in 1984, and changed its name in 1998. Many of its fleet of over 40 Prevost , Setra and MCI coaches have unique Canadian themed paint schemes. It

938-666: Is a member of the Trailways Transportation System . Greyhound Canada , with its headquarters in Burlington, Ontario , was a subsidiary of Britain's FirstGroup , linked with the Dallas -based Greyhound Lines . Once Canada's largest intercity coach operator, it ceased operations on May 13, 2021. Healey Transportation is located in Smiths Falls, Ontario , providing coach charters and tours from

1005-562: Is a school and charter bus operator located in Kemptville, Ontario . It runs two lines for OC Transpo's Rural Partnership Service. Route 542 provides express service between Kemptville and Ottawa and Gatineau. Route 543 connects Kemptville and North Gower to Downtown Ottawa. Leduc Bus Lines is a family-owned business, founded in 1968, in Rockland, Ontario . It provides highway coach, minibus, transit bus and school bus service in

1072-595: Is a school bus operator owned by Pacific Western Transportation. McCoy Bus Service , Kingston McCoy Bus Service is based in Kingston, Ontario. The company was started in 1979 by Ivan McCoy. The company started as a limousine service. In the 70's, Mr. McCoy owned a number of travel agencies in the Kingston area and started the limousine service as a way to get his travel agency clients to airports in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Syracuse, NY. The 5 vehicle limousine service

1139-479: Is a small family-owned business which provides charter services in the southwestern Ontario cities of Waterloo , Kitchener and Cambridge . It has a diverse fleet of motor coaches, activity coaches and mini coaches. Badder Bus Service is a charter bus company that started in 1950 in Thamesville as a school bus company. In 1978, due to the demand for charter service, it acquired highway coaches. In 2006

1206-603: Is bounded on its western shore by a large sandbar, now called the Beach strip, that was deposited during the last ice age . A canal bisecting the sandbar allows ships access to the harbour. The Burlington Bay James N. Allan Skyway (part of the Queen Elizabeth Way ), and the Canal Lift Bridge allow access over the canal. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Burlington had

1273-509: Is led by Rob Bennett, managing director. In 2024, the band performed on Juno Beach on the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The Junior Redcoats are the younger version of the Teen Tour Band. The band includes children between the ages of 9 and 12. They are directed by Caroline Singh. The Burlington Concert Band (BCB) is the oldest band in Burlington and has been in operation since 1908. It is composed of local volunteer musicians, and plays

1340-653: Is no longer a port; sailing vessels in the area are used for recreational purposes and moor at a 215 slip marina in LaSalle Park. Burlington's climate is humid continental ( Köppen climate classification Dfa ) with hot, humid summers and cold and snowy winters. The climate is moderated somewhat by its proximity to Lake Ontario . Monthly mean temperatures range from 22.5 °C (72.5 °F) in July to −4.4 °C (24.1 °F) in January. The average annual precipitation

1407-560: Is operated by Conservation Halton . Bronte Creek Provincial Park features a campground and recreational activities. The local sections of the Bruce Trail and the Niagara Escarpment , which is a UNESCO designated World Biosphere Reserve, provide hiking trails. Kerncliff Park, in a decommissioned quarry on the boundary with Waterdown , is a naturalized area on the lip of the Niagara Escarpment. The Bruce Trail runs through

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1474-603: The Burlington International Games (B.I.G.). The games were first held in 1969 "to offer an athletic and cultural exchange experience for the youth of Burlington". Until recently, the games took place between Burlington, Ontario, and Burlington, Vermont , United States. But, other cities from places such as Quebec , Japan, the Netherlands, and the U.S. have all had athletes compete since 1998. The games celebrated their 40th anniversary in 2009 and

1541-550: The Golden Horseshoe . Burlington has a land area of 187 km (72 sq mi). The main urban area is south of the Parkway Belt and Highway 407 . The land north of this, and north Aldershot is used primarily for agriculture, rural residential and conservation purposes. The Niagara Escarpment , Lake Ontario and the sloping plain between the escarpment and the lake make up the land area of Burlington. The city

1608-651: The Greater Toronto Area . Delaney Bus Lines was a charter, tour, and school bus company headquartered in Avonmore . Founded in 1948, it provides school services for the Upper Canada District School Board and the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario. It also offers several casino tour packages. Delaney is the operator of three routes for OC Transpo's Rural Partnership Services. Route 515 connects

1675-1171: The Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) and proximity to Hamilton, and its transportation infrastructure including the Port of Hamilton on Burlington Bay . This diversity has allowed for sustained growth with regards to the economy. The city has a robust economy with potential for growth—it is at the hub of the Golden Horseshoe, is largely driven by both the automotive and manufacturing sectors. No single employer or job sector dominates Burlington's economy. The leading industrial sectors, in terms of employment, are food processing, packaging, electronics, motor vehicle/transportation, business services, chemical/pharmaceutical and environmental. The top five private sector employers in Burlington are Fearmans Pork Inc, Cogeco Cable , Evertz Microsystems , Boehringer Ingelheim and EMC2. Other notable business include The EBF Group, ARGO Land Development, The Sunshine Doughnut Company and TipTapPay Micropayments Ltd. The largest public sector employers in

1742-466: The Louisiana waterthrush , hooded warbler , southern flying squirrel and rare eastern pipistrelle bat . Near the visible promontory of Mount Nemo that rises some 200 m (650 ft) above the lake level, a "vertical forest" of white cedar clinging to the Escarpment face includes many small trees that are more than one thousand years old. Hamilton Harbour , the western end of Lake Ontario,

1809-461: The North Dundas villages of Inkerman, South Mountain, and Hallville. Shuttle Kingston was reported in 2013 to connect Kingston to Watertown, New York and Syracuse, New York . TOK Coachlines (formerly Can-ar Coach Service ) is a chartered coach operator based in the Greater Toronto Area that also operates two scheduled routes: Burlington, Ontario Burlington is

1876-557: The Ottawa and Eastern Ontario area. It operates three routes under the Rural Partners Transit Service of OC Transpo . Route 520 is operated directly. It travels from Hawkesbury connecting through L'Orignal , Alfred , Plantagenet and Wendover to Ottawa. Leduc also provides contracted services to run the two municipally managed routes of Clarence-Rockland Transpo . McCluskey Transportation Services

1943-525: The Sound of Music Festival , Canada Day, Children's Festival and Lakeside Festival of Lights. The Brant Street Pier opened in Spencer Smith Park during the Sound of Music Festival in 2013. The Art Gallery of Burlington contains permanent and temporary exhibits. "Royal Canadian Naval Association Naval Memorial" (1995), by André Gauthier , is a 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) high cast bronze statue of

2010-659: The 1960s. It further expanded into school buses in the 1960s and coach tours in the 1970s. Today, it has a fleet of 15 exclusively MCI coaches, about 85 school buses and various mini-coaches. In December 2020, it was announced that Parkinson ceased operations, with Denny's purchasing some of their Coaches. South Mountain Stagecoach Transit is a tour, charter, and commuter line operator based in South Mountain, Ontario . It runs Route 565 of OC Transpo's Rural Partnership Service. This route connects Ottawa with

2077-684: The British granted to Mohawk chief Joseph Brant for his service in the American Revolutionary War . Joseph Brant and his household settled on this tract of land around 1802. Brant is accordingly often referred to as the founder of Burlington, and the city of Burlington still celebrates an annual Joseph Brant Day in early August. Subsequent disputes between the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and

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2144-678: The Canadian government over payment for the Brant Tract and the Toronto Purchase were settled in 2010 for the sum of $ 145 million ( CAD ). By the turn of the 19th century, the name "Burlington" was already in common use. With the completion of the local survey after the War of 1812, the land was opened for settlement. Early farmers prospered in the Burlington area because the area had fertile soil and moderate temperatures. Produce from

2211-570: The Cha-Co Fleet. The majority of the buses were used in line runs between Detroit and Toronto. Chatham Coach Lines was started in 1948 by J.I. DeNure in Chatham, Ontario after failed attempts at having a transit service In the spring of 1949 he expanded into charter service and in the summer of 1949 purchased Thames View Bus Lines to also start carrying students on school bus routes In 1950 obtained an I.C.C number to be able to run charters to

2278-592: The Golden Horseshoe area. Attridge also has a separate operating division, Attridge Coach Lines. They operate a fleet of Prevost and Volvo coaches offering charter services. AVM Max 2000 is a Toronto based charter bus rental company providing chartered bus rental experience in Greater Toronto Area . Its fleet consists of 21 to 24 passenger mini buses, 48 to 58 passenger coaches , school buses and passenger vans. It offers chartered bus rental service from Toronto to anywhere in North America . Ayr Coach Lines

2345-605: The Grindstone Creek watershed is still devoted to farms, orchards and nurseries . Following the Second World War , cheap electricity from nearby Niagara Falls and better transportation access due to the new (1939) Queen Elizabeth Way encouraged both light industry and families to move to Burlington. The population skyrocketed as new homes were built, encouraging developers to build even more new homes. On 1 January 1958, Burlington officially annexed most of

2412-571: The Kingston area. Ontario Northland operates an intercity bus service for the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission , a crown corporation of the provincial government based in North Bay and provide onward connections from Ontario Northland Railway passenger services. The area served is Northern Ontario with routes connecting to Toronto , Ottawa , and Winnipeg . Out Here Travel operates

2479-594: The Township of Nelson, as well as Aldershot, formerly a part of East Flamborough Township. By 1967, the last cash crop farm within the city had been replaced by the Burlington Centre . Burlington was the site of the Brant Inn built by the lake in 1917, which became famous during the ’40s and ’50s for showing big-band performers. By 1974, with a population exceeding 100,000, Burlington was incorporated as

2546-415: The U.S.A. By the end of 1970's Chatham Coach was the largest carrier for school buses and Charters in Southern Ontario expanding to garages in both Windsor(Ont) and London(Ont). Through the 80's and 90's acquired many Coach companies throughout Southern Ontario to becomes one of the biggest Charter Companies in the country. The operating name was changed to Cha-Co-Trails in 1988. In the 1990's the city transit

2613-426: The age of 19) made up 22.6% of the population (almost identical to the national average of 22.4%), and seniors (age 65+) were 19.2% (higher than the national average of 16.9%). This older population was also reflected in Burlington's median age of 43.3, which was higher than the Canadian median of 41.2. According to the 2011 census, 70% of Burlington residents identify as Christian , with Catholics (31.5%) making up

2680-634: The cities of Hamilton and Toronto, the regional municipalities of Durham, Halton, Niagara, Peel, Waterloo and York, the municipality of Chatham-Kent, the counties of Brant, Bruce, Dufferin, Elgin, Essex, Grey, Haldimand, Huron, Lambton, Middlesex, Norfolk, Oxford, Perth and Wellington. The school bus division serves the Thames Valley District School Board , London District Catholic School Board , Lambton Kent District School Board , St. Clair Catholic District School Board , and Conseil scolaire Viamonde . Bergeron Bus Lines

2747-743: The city are the City of Burlington, Burlington Economic Development, the Halton District School Board , the Halton Catholic District School Board and Joseph Brant Hospital . Burlington Centre and Mapleview Centre are popular malls within the city. The city's summer festivals include Canada's Largest Ribfest , and the Burlington Sound of Music Festival which also attract many visitors. The Burlington Teen Tour Band has operated in

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2814-930: The city of Cornwall with Ottawa and the government offices in Gatineau , Quebec ; it also serves the villages of St. Andrew's West and Bonville in South Stormont , and the villages of Monkland and Moose Creek in North Stormont . Route 516 connects the North Stormont villages of Finch, Berwick, and Crysler with the nation's capital. Route 517 runs between Ottawa/Gatineau and the North Glengarry villages of Alexandria and Maxville. In July 2018, Delaney Bus lines sold their school bus fleet to Roxborough Bus Lines and their highway coaches to 417 Bus Lines, after 70 years of service. Farr's Coach Lines

2881-751: The city of Ottawa , and the counties of Lanark , Leeds and Grenville and school bus services for school boards in Eastern Ontario . Healey operates five Prevost coaches and over 100 school buses, mini-buses and passenger vans. Howard Bus Service is a school, charter, and coach operator located in Athens . It provides transportation to the Upper Canada District School Board . They also run OC Transpo's Rural Partnership Service Route 509, which connects Merrickville-Wolford with Ottawa. Kemptville Transportation Services

2948-409: The city since 1947, including members between the ages of 13 and 21. The marching band are regular participants in major international parades. They are also referred to as "Canada's Musical Ambassadors" and have represented Canada all over the world. One such occasion was during the 2018 Tournament of Roses Parade , where the band represented Canada for the fifth time in the band's history. The band

3015-552: The company was split, with Badder Bus Service Limited becoming a charter oriented company, with the integration of the newly acquired coach operations of 'Gino's Bus Lines of Ingersoll , and The Badder Group Incorporated being created out of their school bus operations which had expanded with the addition of Waylin Bus Lines of Aylmer in 1995 and Elgin Bus Service in 1997. Badder is licensed to operate charter buses from

3082-491: The competition ceased in 2010 due to limited participation in later years. The city is divided into six wards, each represented by a city councillor. The mayor, who chairs the city council, is Marianne Meed Ward . Source: Federally, the city is represented by three MPs whose ridings cover parts of the city: Provincially, the city is represented by three MPPs, whose ridings are geographically contiguous with their federal counterparts: Major transportation corridors through

3149-602: The downtown core and Pearson Airport operated from 1993 until 2014. Parkinson Coach Lines was a family business founded in 1946 in Snelgrove, Ontario by Harold Parkinson. The company was acquired by the Murrays in 1953, another family with generations in the bus and coach business back to 1922. The company hasn't strayed far from their roots in Brampton, Ontario and started running the predecessor to Brampton Transit in

3216-465: The farms was shipped out via the bustling docks of the lakeside villages of Port Nelson and Wellington Square, as well as Brown's Wharf in the nearby village of Port Flamborough (which was to become Aldershot ). Lumber taken from the surrounding forests also competed for space on the busy docks. In the latter half of the 19th century, increased wheat production from Western Canada convinced local farmers to switch to fruit and vegetable production. In 1873,

3283-636: The first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada , named the western end of Lake Ontario " Burlington Bay " after the town of Bridlington in the East Riding of Yorkshire , England. The British purchased the land on which Burlington now stands from the Mississaugas in Upper Canada Treaties 3 (1792), 8 (1797), 14 (1806), and 19 (1818). Treaty 8 concerned the purchase of the Brant Tract, 14.0 km (3,450 acres) on Burlington Bay which

3350-467: The industry. Gray Line Toronto is locally owned by Crystal Sheriff, owner of VIP Ontario Tours, with a large fleet of luxury coach busses spanning across Ontario. 417 Bus Line is a coach and school bus operator in Casselman , a small village on Ontario Provincial Highway 417 between Ottawa and Montreal . The company began as Laplante Bus Line in 1958, which became Casselman Bus Line in 1965 and

3417-473: The land, cash crops replaced subsistence farming. Gradually, mixed farming and market gardens became the dominant form of agriculture, and in the early 20th century the area was declared the Garden of Canada . The first peaches grown in Canada were cultivated in the Grindstone Creek watershed in the city's south-west part. The farming tradition has passed down through the generations. Today over 40 per cent of

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3484-589: The largest denomination, followed by Anglican (10%), United Church (9.2%), and other denominations. Others identify as Muslim (2%), Hindu (1.1%), Sikh (1%), Buddhist (0.4%), Jewish (0.4%), and with other religions. A total of 25% of the population report no religious affiliation. According to the 2016 census, the most common mother tongue in Burlington is English (78.7%), followed by French (1.6%), Spanish (1.5%), Polish (1.3%), and Arabic (1.2). The three most commonly known languages are English (99.1%), French (9%), and Spanish (2.5%). The 2016 census records

3551-626: The largest pick-up area authority in Ontario with a combined fleet of over 200 vehicles. It operates throughout the urban areas of southern Ontario and Quebec, with intercity service extending as far as New York City . Intercity services are operated by Coach Canada, under the brand of Megabus . Coach Canada also owns and operates Gray Line Montreal Sightseeing, offering day tours in Montreal and Quebec. Dallas Coach , based in Mississauga , provides bus charters, shuttle services and tours, mainly in

3618-518: The majority of their transportation equipment in Kingston but also has buses and vans located in Pembroke, Oshawa, Ajax and Ottawa. The company has contract shuttle services in Kingston, Ottawa, Pembroke, Oshawa, Ajax and Peterborough. McCoy has their own repair facility attached to their office that operates under a separate name, Kingston Fleet & Auto Service Limited. The repair garage not only maintains McCoy's fleet but also offers automotive, truck and bus repairs and maintenance to other companies in

3685-638: The park, at many points running along the edge of the cliffs, providing an overlook. The Joseph Brant Museum has exhibits on the history of Burlington, the Eileen Collard Costume Collection, Captain Joseph Brant and the visible storage gallery. Ireland House at Oakridge Farm is a museum depicting family life from the 1850s to the 1920s. Freeman Railway Station (1906) of the Grand Trunk Railway , reopened as an interpretive centre in 2017. Burlington offers four indoor and two outdoor pools, one splash park, nine splash pads, seven arenas and ice centres, six community centres and nine golf courses. The Appleby Ice Centre

3752-430: The resultant growth resulted in continued prosperity. By 1906, the town boasted its own newspaper—the Burlington Gazette —as well as a town library and a local rail line that connected Burlington to nearby Hamilton . During the First World War , 300 local men volunteered for duty in the Canadian Expeditionary Force —38 did not return. In 1914, Burlington was incorporated into a town. As more settlers arrived and cleared

3819-419: The school year it once operated six transit bus routes between Kings and Brescia Colleges, and the main campus at the University of Western Ontario . Local services provided in the London area included taxis, limousines, school buses, paratransit services, minibus charters, shuttle services and airport services. It also operated Foot's Bay Marina on Lake Joseph in Muskoka , and Trillium Sport Aviation Inc.,

3886-486: The summer of 2024. 417 Bus Line Ltd. includes Lalonde Bus Line, Matte Bus Line, Larocque Bus Line and Bergeron Bus Lines as part of its operations, which have a combined fleet of over 150 units. Aboutown Transportation was a diversified transportation company based in the city of London , serving southwestern Ontario for over 60 years. Bus services that it operated included charters, intercity routes and public transit systems in Chatham-Kent and St. Thomas . During

3953-533: The title NorthLink . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NorthLink&oldid=673532607 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bus companies in Ontario#NorthLink Toronto Based Tour and Charter company, with over 100 years in

4020-399: The villages of Wellington Square and Port Nelson merged to become the Village of Burlington which then became the Town of Burlington in 1914. The arrival of large steamships on the Great Lakes made the small docks of the local ports obsolete, and the increased use of railway to ship goods marked the end of the commercial wharves. Farming still thrived though, and

4087-524: Was a Listowel and Stratford based operator of motorcoaches, activity buses, school buses, and passenger vans. It provides day trips, sightseeing, and tours through their Maxey Travel and Robin Hood Tours divisions. It is licensed to provide coach services from: Toronto, Hamilton, Guelph, Cambridge, Chatham-Kent; regions of Durham, Halton, Niagara, Peel, Waterloo and York; counties of Brant, Bruce, Dufferin, Elgin, Essex, Grey, Haldimand, Huron, Lambton, Middlesex, Norfolk, Oxford, Perth and Wellington. Cherrey

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4154-484: Was a charter, tour and school bus company headquartered in Dunnville, ON. Farr's operated a fleet of Highway Coaches, School Buses and offered tours through their sister company Cardinal Tours. The company ceased operations in the early 2000's. First Student Canada , a subsidiary of the UK company FirstGroup , is a major provider of school bus services which used to be operated as Laidlaw Transit and Cardinal . Franklin Coach Lines of Belleville Groupe Galland

4221-878: Was a commuter and school bus operator based in Vars . Begeron operated a commuter bus service for the Township of Russell Transit Service , as part of the Rural Partners Transit Service of OC Transpo. Bergeron Bus Lines was purchased by 417 Bus Line in 2013. Bus and coach charter company located in Toronto. Fully licensed to travel in Canada and United States. Providing shuttle, casino, shopping and tourism travel. Cha-Co Trails provided charters and regional bus services throughout Ontario and to Detroit until being acquired by Laidlaw in 2000. The Charter buses are operated under Penetang Midland Coach Lines Ltd. (PMCL), Chatham Coach Lines (J. I. DeNure (Chatham) Limited) and Detroit based Chatham Coach Lines Inc., which are all subsidiaries of Greyhound Canada . All buses kept their Cha-Co Livery and some Greyhound bus were also converted to

4288-401: Was incorporated in 1974 as 417 Bus Line Ltd. The founder, Jean-Paul Laplante, started with a single vehicle transporting students to the local school. Steady growth of the fleet lead to expansion with a bus route between Casselman and Ottawa. The family continues to operate the company today. In 2023, 417 Bus Line Ltd. was acquired by Switzer-Carty Transportation, the formal acquisition began in

4355-578: Was purchased by Badder Bus Lines in late 2018, early 2019. Currently, still operating with Cherrey Livery. Coach Canada started out in 1956, originally as Trentway Bus Lines. It was later acquired by Coach USA , and is part of the North American operations of Stagecoach , the international transport group. The Canadian subsidiary is independently operated, headquartered in Peterborough with locations in Toronto, Niagara Falls, Kingston and Montreal. Coach Canada operates charter services with motorcoaches, school buses, activity buses and mini-coaches with one of

4422-560: Was purchased by Shawn Geary January 1, 1993 and is still owned and managed by him today. Geary added his first mini bus to the limousine fleet in 1995 and added his first 47 passenger Prevost motor coach to the fleet in 1997. In 2000 Geary sold the limousine service to focus on the bus and bus tour business. The company was grown from bus after bus, after bus until a current fleet of twenty late model Prevost 56 passenger motor coaches, four 33 passenger midsize coached, six 24 passenger mini coaches and six 15 passenger Ford Transit vans. McCoy keeps

4489-431: Was taken over by the city of Chatham with the company providing storage, maintenance and drivers. The company continued to be a pillar in the transit community in Ontario before it was acquired by Laidlaw in 2000. The School bus and Charter parts where split and the Charter buses became part of Greyhound Canada's local operations, while the school bus part continues to this day(now First Student Canada) Cherrey Bus Lines

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