News Release
TORONTO -- A
non-profit group is making camping without a car possible with a regular bus
service between Toronto and key national and provincial parks in Ontario.
Starting June 29, the Ontario Parkbus Initiative will be running buses between
Toronto and popular campgrounds, canoe access points and backpacking trailheads
in Algonquin, Killarney and Grundy Lake Provincial Parks as well as Bruce
Peninsula National Park.
Started as a
grassroots initiative by two York University graduates and outdoor enthusiasts,
the program runs in cooperation with Ontario Parks and Parks Canada. Financial
backing is provided by the Ontario Trillium Foundation, along with the Ontario
Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport.
"Parkbus is
bringing social, environmental and economic benefits to our province" said
Steve Bruno, Partnership Coordinator at Ontario Tourism. Past passengers are
equally impressed with the service: “It’s about time, I’m surprised no one
thought of this before” said Eric Nguyen, an Annex resident who took Parkbus
with his fiancée during the project’s pilot stage in 2011.
Buses are operated by
Muskoka’s Hammond Transportation, with one-way adult tickets ranging between
$35 and $40. Complete schedule and pricing information can be found at
www.parkbus.ca.
ABOUT
Parkbus is a project
of Transportation Options (T.O.), a non-profit organization dedicated to
fostering sustainable tourism and transportation in Ontario. Since 1992, T.O. has
worked on numerous successful projects, including award-winning Bike Train
Initiative and the Welcome Cyclists Network. Mountain Equipment Co-op and the
Ontario Ecotourism Society are the collaborative partners of the Ontario
Parkbus Initiative.
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CONTACT
Boris Issaev, Project
Manager
boris@parkbus.ca
1-800-928-7101
www.parkbus.ca
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