A grassroots bus service based out of Kaslo, B.C. is giving free rides to anyone who wants to go from Osoyoos to Kelowna from Feb. 15 to 28.
The transportation business 91裸聊视频� Mountain Man Mike91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频� started in 2019 after the founder, Michael Hathaway, regularly participated in rideshare programs from Kaslo to Vancouver.
The route, from Osoyoos to Kelowna, is making a comeback after being suspended in September of 2021. And as a token of appreciation to the people who have used the service to get around the province for the last two years, Hathaway is offering free trips to anyone looking to take a trip through the Okanagan.
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Before Mountain Man Mike91裸聊视频檚 was founded, the owner would spend a lot of the road travelling around the province. Joining him on the B.C. roads would be people needing to get around as much as he did.
91裸聊视频淚 was a rideshare provider for 12 years,91裸聊视频� Hathaway explained. 91裸聊视频淚 had a father who was ill and in the hospital and needed to go Vancouver once a week.
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Since then, the transit service has expanded with various new routes.
Among those is a trip from Vancouver to Calgary 91裸聊视频� a road trip that will cost an estimated $160, stopping once in Nelson.
As the company approaches its three-year anniversary, Hathaway couldn91裸聊视频檛 be more proud of the service he and his team have provided.
91裸聊视频淭here91裸聊视频檚 one lady who91裸聊视频檚 always on the bus. She has family in Vancouver and doesn91裸聊视频檛 have a vehicle so she always ends up on my bus.91裸聊视频�
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