The province is looking to restore bus service to Northern and rural Manitobans.

In an announcement made last week Infrastructure and Transportation Minister Steve Ashton said the province will conduct a transportation study to find a solution to the lack of bus services in the province.

Ashton says the study will give them help from an independent expert to suggest how to develop an efficient service that reduces government travel costs while restoring service to the public.

The government departments already spend a significant amount of money on travel for government services including health care.  It seems one option they are exploring would be to contract a bus service which would continue to meet those needs while also making public bus service available to communities.

Last year Greyhound cut down on its Thompson - Winnipeg route, leaving only 1 overnight trip a day between the two cities.