government is providing an extra $1 million to run the bus service while the federal government is contributing $1 million to fund bus shelters, lights and webcams along the route. Transit to operate a scheduled bus service, slated to start at the end of the year. First Nations, social service agencies and women's groups have called for a shuttle bus service in the area to provide safe, regular transportation for people who live in communities along the highway. A bus service will be available between Prince George and Prince Rupert by the end of the year on a notorious stretch of road known as the Highway of Tears, according to the B.C. Eighteen women have been murdered or have disappeared along Highway 16 and adjacent routes since the 1970s.

Source: CBC News June 15, 2016 22:29 UTC