A new bus service by Kaslo man Mike Hathaway could fill a hole left behind by Greyhound and reach new eco-friendly heights — so long as it’s approved by B.C.’s Passenger Transportation Board.
Hathaway, who operated school buses for more than a decade, has been tinkering with processed vegetable oil as a fuel alternative for a few years now, he told Black Press in a phone interview.
“That isn’t going to be enough to run the company for that long,” he said, adding that he hopes he’ll be able to gain more contracts — potentially along the bus routes — as word catches on of his service.
In a statement, Silver City Stagelines owner Fritz Keller said he only opposes Hathaway’s proposed route points at Nelson, Castlegar, Grand Forks, Greenwood and Rock Creek, and that he has no qualms with the Alberta-bound route.