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Grassroots bus service offering free rides from Osoyoos to Kelowna

Travellers can ride for free from Feb. 15 to 28
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Mountain Man Mike香蕉视频直播檚 bus service started in 2019 after the owner, Mike Hathaway, participated in rideshare programs for 12 years in B.C. (Photo courtesy of Mike Hathaway)

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 香蕉视频直播 Mountain Man Mike香蕉视频直播檚 香蕉视频直播 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 Mike香蕉视频直播檚 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.

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香蕉视频直播淲hen the Greyhound system dropped, I went from having two or three people to a waitlist of 20 people who wanted to go to Vancouver and that香蕉视频直播檚 how the company started.香蕉视频直播

Since then, the transit service has expanded with various new routes.

Mountain Man Mike聮s new expansion map. If approved, the company plans on running the routes three times a week connecting all the points on the map in a single day of bus travel. (Photo courtesy of Mike Hathaway)
Mountain Man Mike香蕉视频直播檚 new expansion map. If approved, the company plans on running the routes three times a week connecting all the points on the map in a single day of bus travel. (Photo courtesy of Mike Hathaway)

Among those is a trip from Vancouver to Calgary 香蕉视频直播 a road trip that will cost an estimated $160, stopping once in Nelson.

As the company approaches its three-year anniversary, Hathaway couldn香蕉视频直播檛 be more proud of the service he and his team have provided.

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