May 15 2012 - Fight on bus upsets transit rider
Marie Richer was taking the 3 p.m. Greater Sudbury Transit bus from New Sudbury Centre to Garson, like she does everyday, when a fight broke out. “A fight broke out in the middle of the bus,” she said.[...] |
May 06 2012 - Temper lands man in jail
Jason Batisse's first mistake was arguing loudly with his girlfriend at the Greyhound bus station on Notre Dame Avenue the afternoon of April 18. His second was kicking her rental car. That drew the attention of station staff, who called Greater Sudbury Police.[...] |
April 13 2012 - News Briefs
MISSING AGAIN Greater Sudbury Police are asking for the public's help in locating a missing 20-year-old man. Ryan Seneca was to have left the Greater Sudbury area by bus, but it is believed he did not.[...] |
April 11 2012 - Missing man located: police
A man missing since March 27 has been located in good health, Greater Sudbury police say. Ryan Seneca was supposed to get on a bus March 27, but didn’t. His family was concerned for his safety because he was supposed to take medication.[...] |
March 29 2012 - NDP: ONTC sell off will mean loss of service
Timiskaming-Cochrane MPP John Vanthof slammed the Liberal government today in question period for its decision to sell off the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission only two months after opening a new bus depot in Sudbury.[...] |
February 29 2012 - Man claims self-defence
A man trying to collect a drug debt told a Sudbury court Monday he was acting out of self-defence when he reached for a knife in a truck stopped at a busy downtown intersection last March. In the ensuing melee, Daniel Leblanc suffered serious cuts.[...] |
February 25 2012 - Bus fares to increase March 5
Fares for Greater Sudbury Transit will increase effective March 5. In a release, the City of Greater Sudbury said cash and ticket fares will increase five cents for all categories with the exception of adult cash fares, which will increase 10 cents.[...] |
February 25 2012 - Riding the bus to cost more money
Fares for Greater Sudbury Transit will increase effective March 5. In a release, the City of Greater Sudbury said cash and ticket fares will increase five cents for all categories with the exception of adult cash fares, which will increase 10 cents.[...] |
February 21 2012 - Wolves lose to lowly Otters
It's going to be a quiet bus ride to Mississauga. Twenty-four hours after pushing the powerhouse Plymouth Whalers to overtime, the Sudbury Wolves dropped a lacklustre 7-4 decision to the OHL's basement dwellers, the Erie Otters, at Sudbury Community Arena on Saturday night.[...] |
February 11 2012 - Advice for bus passengers
Passengers should wait at a cleared area close to their bus stop, such as a driveway or crosswalk, if their stop is obstructed by snow, Greater Sudbury Transit says. Drivers will stop at clearings close to the stop to enable passengers to board and get off the bus.[...] |
February 01 2012 - Man fined $150 for drug charge, forfeits cash
An Ontario Court judge in Greater Sudbury came up with an interesting idea for using cash seized during a drug bust in the city last June. “I would have taken the $830, got a ticket, and put him on the bus,” said Normand Glaude as he fined Shane Ducharme $150 for simple possession of marijuana.[...] |
February 01 2012 - Concord bus drivers spread the word about tonight's forum
With cardboard signs in hand, bus drivers from Concord’s Transportation Department stood at the intersection of Thoreau Street and Sudbury Road on Tuesday morning to get the word out about a public forum tonight that will discuss proposed changes to the town’s busing system. |
January 27 2012 - Tom Sasvari The Recorder
MANITOULIN—A Manitoulin trustee with the Rainbow District School Board (RDSB) says he and many parents are upset after school busses for students in the Sudbury area were cancelled on Thursday of last week (because of the miserable weather conditions), while busses on the Island continued to run. |
January 23 2012 - City set to award contract
Greater Sudbury Transit is on the cusp of handling out a $20- million contract for Handi-Transit services. Transit and fleet director Roger Sauve recommends the eight-year contact go to Sudbury's Leuschen Brothers Ltd.[...] |
January 22 2012 - Buses still running: transit
Greater Sudbury Transit continues to operate with a full service schedule, the service said Thursday. Buses will be delayed, however, and minor detours may be necessary on residential routes.[...] |
January 07 2012 - City councillors fail to impress seniors' group
An organization in Sudbury called Friendly to Seniors had a busy year advocating for the city's senior population in 2011. In many cases, it has its work cut out for it.[...] |
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