ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — After years of pushing for Abbotsford and Chilliwack to establish a public transit link between the two cities, University of Fraser Valley’s Student Union Society is planning to develop its own bus route, Abbotsford Mission Times reported.
The students intend to hire a private shuttle bus to shuttle between campuses in the two cities by September 2013. The Student Union president told the paper that students have had to find transportation between the campuses because there are no public transit options available. For the full story, click here.
B.C. students may create bus route
University of Fraser Valley’s Student Union Society is planning to develop its own bus route by hiring a private shuttle bus to run between campuses in the cities of Abbotsford and Chilliwack. They have been requesting a public transit link between the cities for years.
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