Provincial Transport circa 1967 - Montreal Facilities

 

This article probably appeared in a magazine promoting Montreal's various industries and attractions during Expo 67. The article is translated into French below the English version. Additional languages used for the captions are Spanish, Italian and German. 

Perhaps the periodical was prepared for international Expo 67 tourists, but intended to still have a 'shelf-life' for a year or two afterwards.

The bus terminal was a block north of CPR Windsor Station at Drummond and Dorchester. Provincial Transport operated a service along Highway 20 on Montreal's west island - so most of the trips taken by family members were related to this route.

1979 Voyageur bus timetables: Montreal to Mont Laurier, Montreal to Ottawa via Lachute

 

As a child, I probably had a ride on one of these routes to Lac Saguay circa 1960. Any other time public transportation was taken, trips to Lachute and Lac Saguay were made by train.

Voyageur operated under various corporate names over the years. Beginning as Colonial Coach Lines in 1928, it was purchased by Provincial Transport in 1930. Provincial also acquired many other bus operators in eastern Ontario and Quebec. These lines were all consolidated under the Voyageur brand name in 1969. Canada Steamship Lines Inc owned the company in 1981. In 1998, CSL sold Voyageur to Greyhound Canada. 

... The description above is a condensed version of a Wikipedia entry.