MacKenzie Bus Line Application

MacKenzie Bus Line Ltd. has applied to the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board to abandon public passenger scheduled service between Halifax and Yarmouth via highways 3 and 103, and charter service to points in Canada and the United States.

The abandonment would take effect at midnight Oct. 31, 1998, for scheduled service, and midnight Nov. 30, 1998, for charter service.

The board has scheduled the application for a public hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 15, beginning at 10:30 a.m. It will be held at the Town of Bridgewater Council Chambers, 60 Pleasant St.

Anyone wishing to present evidence or cross-examine witnesses should file notice of such intention with the board by Wednesday, Sept. 9.

Anyone wishing to comment on the application may do so by forwarding a letter to the Clerk of the Board, Box 1692, Unit M, Halifax, N.S., B3J 3S3, or by calling the clerk at 902-424-4448, or fax 902-424-3919.

MacKenzie Bus Line Ltd., a public passenger operator, has applied to abandon services under Motor Carrier Licence No. 232 and Extra-Provincial Operating Licence No. X502 as follows: scheduled service for the transportation of passengers and parcel express between Halifax and Bridgewater, Bridgewater and Yarmouth via Highway 3 and Highway 103, and Halifax and French Village Station via Highway 3; and charter service throughout Nova Scotia to points in Canada and the United States.

Further information about this application can be obtained from the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board, Public Passenger Division, 902-424-3588, or the Clerk's Office, 902-424-4448, or by contacting MacKenzie Bus Line Ltd., 210 York St., P.O. Box 249, Bridgewater, N.S., B4V 2W9, 902-543-2491.