CARLA BECK’S TEAM CALLS FOR CRITICALLY NEEDED RURAL TRANSPORTATION STRATEGY AS PRIVATE BUSING COMPANY SHUTTERS

Aurora Charter Shuttles Will Stop Moving Passengers Between Saskatoon & Prince Albert On Aug. 31
SASKATOON – Carla Beck’s team is renewing calls for a rural transportation strategy steered by the province after the shuttering of another private passenger service — this one connecting passenger travelling between Saskatoon and Prince Albert.

Aurora Charter Shuttles announced on Monday that it is closing their passenger lines from Prince Albert. “With regret, Aurora Charter Service would like to inform its passengers that we will no longer be operating a bus service between Prince Albert and Saskatoon after August 31, 2026. After seven years operating both a bus service and a private charter service, the business will transition to being a private charter company only,” the company said in a statement on its website.

“The people of Prince Albert, Saskatoon and elsewhere used to have accessible and consistent transport options with the Saskatchewan Transportation Company (STC) before the Sask. Party shut it down in 2017,” said Darcy Warrington, Shadow Minister for Highways & Infrastructure. “The Sask. Party made this decision with no planning beyond letting the private sector fill in the major gaps in service. Clearly, that is no longer working in several areas of this province — and it’s Saskatchewan people that are paying the price.”

At the direction of Carla Beck, Warrington is leading consultation and development of a rural transportation strategy, including consideration of restoring publicly run bus service. The STC reported a ridership of 250,000 people annually and had 253 different stop locations in its last year of operation.

“The STC was a lifeline for tens of thousands of people,” Warrington said. “Seniors, rural folks, and people with disabilities relied on these routes. They were also used to transfer goods and critical medical supplies. Being able to travel around Saskatchewan isn’t a luxury — it’s a basic need for many.

“Saskatchewan people need a reliable and affordable rural transportation network and that’s exactly what we intend to deliver.”

Warrington will have more to say about the details of a rural transportation strategy later this summer after spending several months consulting major stakeholder groups across Saskatchewan.

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