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Goodbye Greyhound

The last official Greyhound departure from Burns Lake to Prince George in pictures
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Yolanda Ukrainecz, 86, was at the Greyhound station in Burns Lake on May 31 to bid farewell to the Greyhound as it made its last official departure to Prince George. “I ride on this bus more than 50 years,” said Ukrainecz, who was close to tears. She said that her son frequently visited Burns Lake from Vancouver on the bus. (David Gordon Koch photo)

Greyhound made its last official departure from Burns Lake to Prince George on May 31. BC Transit has announced an interim long-haul service on the Highway of Tears, a stretch of road notorious for the many disappearances and murders that have taken place,mostly of Indigenous women. (David Gordon Koch)

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Yolanda Ukrainecz, 86, was at the Greyhound station in Burns Lake on May 31 to bid farewell to the Greyhound as it made its last official departure to Prince George. “I ride on this bus more than 50 years,” said Ukrainecz, who was close to tears. She said that her son frequently visited Burns Lake from Vancouver on the bus. (David Gordon Koch photo)
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Greyhound made its last official departure from Burns Lake to Prince George on May 31. BC Transit has announced an interim long-haul service on the Highway of Tears, a stretch of road notorious for the many disappearances and murders that have taken place, mostly of Indigenous women. (David Gordon Koch)
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Yolanda Ukrainecz, 86, was at the Greyhound station in Burns Lake on May 31 to bid farewell to the Greyhound as it made its last official departure to Prince George. “I ride on this bus more than 50 years,” said Ukrainecz, who was close to tears. She said that her son frequently visited Burns Lake from Vancouver on the bus. (David Gordon Koch photo)
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Samantha Unger is shown boarding the Greyhound moments before it made its last official trip from Burns Lake to Prince George on May 31. (David Gordon Koch photo)
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Samantha Unger is shown boarding the Greyhound moments before it made its last official trip from Burns Lake to Prince George on May 31. (David Gordon Koch photo)
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Greyhound made its last official departure from Burns Lake to Prince George on May 31. BC Transit has announced an interim long-haul service on the Highway of Tears, a stretch of road notorious for the many disappearances and murders that have taken place, mostly of Indigenous women. (David Gordon Koch)