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Christmas schedule about to kick in for Northern Health’s Connections Bus Service

The holiday season in Prince George will result in a temporary stoppage of the Northern Health Connections bus program.

Starting December 17th, departures will start being cut for the rest of the year.

Routes will begin again as early as January 1st, 2019.

Here is the full list of the end and start dates for routes involving Prince George:

Prince George to Vancouver – ends Dec 20, starts Jan 1;
Prince George to Prince Rupert – ends Dec 23, starts Jan 2;
Prince George to Fort St. John – ends Dec 20, starts Jan 3;
Vancouver to Prince George – ends Dec 22, starts Jan 3;
Prince Rupert to Prince George – Dec 22, starts Jan 3;
Fort St. John to Prince George – ends Dec 22, starts Jan 5;
Valemount to Prince George – ends Dec 18, starts Jan 8;
Mackenzie to Prince George – ends Dec 19, starts Jan 2;
Quesnel to Prince George – ends Dec 18, starts Jan 8;
Burns Lake to Prince George – ends Dec 18, starts Jan 8.

Northern Health Connections is a transportation service for people traveling to non-emergent health services away from home.

According to Northern Health, demand for the service drops off during the holidays.

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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