One of the buses in the Saint John Transit fleet. (Staff photo)
Recent changes to Comex have made the weekday transit service inconvenient for many users, according to one local resident.
Zach Richard used to bike to one of the many stops in the Kennebecasis Valley and take the first bus into town, which arrived at King’s Square at 7:05 a.m.
“With the new changes, I must cycle over an hour to work every day. It’s very tiring, very draining on the body,” Richard told Quispamsis council on Tuesday night.
Earlier this month, the 53 Quispamsis Comex was scrapped and replaced with extra stops on the 52 KV Comex, which serves both Rothesay and Quispamsis.
One of the buses in the Saint John Transit fleet. (Staff photo)
The Saint John Transit Commission did not get prior approval to end the Hampton Comex service, according to the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board (EUB).
Saint John Transit scrapped the weekday bus service to Hampton effective Jan. 1 after councillors in the town
Marc Dionne, general manager of the commission,
wrote to the EUB on Jan. 7 several days after the service ended and requested that its license be modified to reflect the change.
In her reply to the commission on Jan. 12, chief clerk Kathleen Mitchell said the service can only be discontinued once the board issues an order following a hearing.
One of the buses in the Saint John Transit fleet. (Staff photo)
The Saint John Transit Commission and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1182 have reached a new three-year collective agreement.
The deal, which was ratified January 10, was announced during Monday night’s Common Council meeting.
All transit union workers will receive a 1.036 per cent raise retroactive to Jan. 2, 2020, with a zero per cent raise in 2021. The 2022 wage increase will follow the city’s wage escalation policy.
Transit Commission Chair Trish Ellsworth said they were pleased with the agreement.
“The measures set forth will continue to contribute to strengthening the delivery of public transit as a professional, efficient, and affordable service,” said Ellsworth. “I want to thank those involved in seeing the negotiation process through.”