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Where is the CUTA being held?

For building, why not BC? Alberta? Saskawan?

I can't really comment on Quebec politics, but if e=any thing thats going to throw them out of power is Bill 2 "The Doctors Bill" if tons of doctors leave Quebec for Ontario or other provinces or the states, it's going even harder to find dotords. Even yesterday there was a doctor on the Cristy Camron show stating imn Gatneau a lot of the operating rooms and operrations have either cancaled or reschedule do to the lack of doctors & nurses.

Well it appears a 10% duty goes into effect today on imports on buses. I'm not sure how much % are done on NFI & Nova buses from the states, but costs will raise? Now I'm not sure if either NFI & Nova produce 100% Canadian made buses or not that I don't know, time will tell how much NFI or Nova buses will go up on Canadian Agencies?

Nothing!! Have to work over time OH WELL Time & Half for 5 hours(all over time)

If they don't add a 3rd lane and use an existing lane it'll make the one lane(cars) extremely backed up and make Merivale more busy with cars, and I'm almost certain you'll have cars "sneaking" on the bus lanes. Unless it monitored every so often by the police I see major issues. As for baseline I rather see a 3rd lane used the revamping the medium. I suspect it'll cheaper then having buses going down the medium? No sure when all this is suppose to be done, I'm guessing 10+ years?

Is there room to add a 3rd lane on either side?

I believe the artics are Diesel not eletric. Not sure when E-Busses& artics are to arrive.

Well I don't live in the GTA. I'm only going by what's in the vid(not mine). I don't know if everything what is said in the vid is true or not, that I don't know or answer. I'm not sure how the DD Buses are doing in GO Transit(GTA) if there going to order anymore or not that I don't know. one question what ever happen to the E-DD Bus that GO had? Did that ever get started and how where the trails? Have not heard anything about for some time now in this thread? At least for OC Transpo our DD Buses seem to be so-so, I don't think OC will be getting anymore, they just order 40-50(not sure of the exact number) NFI 60 Foot Diesel buses(not sure which 60 foot model though?) Could of order 50 DD Buses but didn't. So that leaves me to "possibility" of not ordering anymore.

Thanks for all the relies, it's still good to know some of the service still exists.

Thanks for the correction, in any case those routes will be more packed starting today.

GO Transit -Superlo vid? Here's a interesting vid on the GO Transit Superlo Enviro 500

Thanks good to know it still around.

I'm not sure about the US, but does Canada(any coach company) still have this service/ I remember when Greyhound/Voyageur had it when they where around, not sure about Orleans Express if they still have it or not? It's to bad Greyhound/Voyageur isn't around, you could send a parcel/package/letter(pre-covid) to Montreal almost every hour and get there in 2 1/2 hours, FED EX, UPS, Polator, Canada Post couldn't do that. OH Well those where the days.

Well unless something happens between tonight & Monday(tommorrow) STO will be on strike(Supervisors) buses won't be running. I'm not sure if the Supervisors have the same union local as the drivers or not? I'm not exactly sure why buses won't be running because the Supervisors are on strike not tje drivers. Not sure if the OC is in the same "Boat". I don't recall if OC's Supervisors & drivers are the same union local or not? I know it's the ATU for the drivers but not sure id it's the same for Supervisors or not. STO Para Transit is not effected they'll be running tommorrow. At least those that live in around the federal buildings in downtown have OC routes to take into Ottawa, may take them a lot longer, but at least they won't need to pay for a taxi. The 85 & other OC routes that go into Gatineau will be extra packed Monday and how ever the strike lasts. From what I heard(not sure if true or not) that if the STO drivers don't work they won't get payed? Whether true or not, that I don't know, not sure how their contract is worded.

It appears that the STO may be going on strike>

Crown/Orion III Ikarus Here's an intewresting You Tube vid on the Ikarus It mainly disscussuses the Crown Ikarus

I'm just curious as to why the city didn't run the west extension after Bayshore Station down the middle of the Queensway? From what I can tell there's room unless the way the drone footage is misleading and it appears to have room, but isn't? The only problem with having the LRT right next to the Queensway, at some future date in the future if they want to expand the Queensway to more lanes they\ll have an issue with the LRT(tracks).

Interesting about the insurance? I was figuring something like $10,000/month. $1,600-$2,000/month seem cheap to me?

Assuming all the "Paoer Work & all that stuff" isn't up to date, why would a company risking all what they've done to get this service up and running with the chance of losing everything?

So is "technically" legal or not

The one thing I like about the new E-buses is the stop destination signs especially the one facing the rear by the rear door, with some one with a visual disability it's sometimes hard to hear with the A/C or heat running. If your sitting behind the rear door with that Video screen closer to the rear where you can read it instead of the one at the front, if the A/C or heat is running full blast and you can;t hear the stop annoucement at least you can see the display screen(if working properly).

It should be noted that on the first 3 orders (OC)85XX, 86XX & 87xx orders the bottonm of the middle and rear doors where cut about 2-3 inche passengers where getting their feet caught on the bottom of the doors as the dstepped down to quickly getting their feet caught.