Caribou unveils bus route schedule

With Caribou Coach Transportation Company Inc. poised to take over Greyhound’s bus route from Fort Frances to Thunder Bay starting Aug. 20, the company has announced its schedule.
The bus will run five days a week—Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. It will leave from the Greyhound terminal in Thunder Bay, stop at the Atikokan News Stand and then in Mine Centre, and arrive at North Air Services here.
On Sundays, the bus will leave Thunder Bay at 9 a.m. (EST), arrive in Atikokan at 10:30 (CST), arrive in Fort Frances at 1 p.m., depart at 2:40 p.m., arrive in Atikokan at 4:30 p.m., and make it back to Thunder Bay by 7:30 (8:30 EST).
On Tuesdays, the bus will leave Thunder Bay at 5 p.m. (EST), arrive in Atikokan at 6:30 (CST), and arrive in Fort Frances at 9 p.m.
On Wednesdays, the bus will leave Fort Frances at 7 a.m., stop in Atikokan at 8:50, and then arrive in Thunder Bay at 12:45 p.m. (EST). The bus then will leave Thunder Bay at 5 p.m. (EST), stop in Atikokan at 6:30 (CST), and then arrive back in Fort Frances at 9 p.m.
On Thursdays, the bus will leave Fort Frances at 7 a.m. (CST), stop in Atikokan at 8:50 a.m., and arrive in Thunder Bay at 12:45 p.m. (EST).
On Fridays, the bus will leave Thunder Bay at 11 a.m. (EST), stop in Atikokan at 12:30 p.m. (CST), and then arrive in Fort Frances at 3 p.m.
It then will leave here at 4:40 p.m., stop in Atikokan at 6:30, and make it back to Thunder Bay by 10:30 (EST).
The schedule, as well as fares and information about freight and shipping services, also can be found at www.cariboucoach.ca or by calling the company at 1-866-935-2811.
As previously reported, Greyhound Canada announced in early March it was giving up the route.
On July 8, Caribou confirmed it had received approval from the Ontario Highway Transport Board to offer scheduled bus services to residents along Highway 11 between Fort Frances, Atikokan, and Thunder Bay.