Northern Health’s Connections program is shifting to a holiday schedule.
The bus program provides transportation for residents travelling to medical appointments outside of their home communities.
“The holiday schedule will commence next week” said Jonathan Dyck with Northern Health. “The last date that a bus will run is December 23rd.”
A two week break, beginning on Christmas eve, will allow for annual bus maintenance.
“Being able to take them off the road for a couple weeks during a slower time, that has less impact on people that are travelling for non-urgent health services, really helps make sure that maintenance can get done and that the buses are ready for operation come January 2016” said Dyck.
The last routes for 2015:
-Prince George to Vancouver – December 20, 2015
-Vancouver to Prince George December 22, 2015
-Prince George to Prince Rupert – December 21, 2015
-Prince Rupert to Prince George – December 23, 2015
-Prince George to Fort St John – December 20, 2015
-Fort St. John to Prince George – December 22, 2015
-Valemount to Prince George – December 22, 2015
-McBride, Valemount to Kamloops – December 17, 2015
-Burns Lake to Terrace – December 17, 2015
-Fort Nelson to Dawson Creek – December 15, 2015
-Dawson Creek to Fort Nelson December 17, 2015
-Mackenzie to Prince George – December 23, 2015
-Quesnel to Prince George – December 22, 2015
-Burns Lake to Prince George – December 22, 2015
-Burns Lake via Fort St. James to Prince George – December 23, 2015
Service will resume in the new year, with all buses back on their regular routes by January 7th.
-Prince George to Prince Rupert – January 3, 2016
-Prince Rupert to Prince George – January 4, 2016
-Prince George – Fort St. John – January 3, 2016
-Fort St John to Prince George – January 5, 2016
-Prince George to Vancouver – January 3, 2016
-Valemount to Prince George – January 5, 2016
-McBride, Valemount to Kamloops – January 7, 2016
-Burns Lake to Prince George – January 5, 2016
-Fort Nelson to Dawson Creek – January 5, 2016
-Prince George to Mackenzie – January 6, 2016
-Prince George to Quesnel – January 5, 2016
For more information, visit the Northern Health Connections Website.
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