Our story
Built after the last bus left town.
When the Saskatchewan Transportation Company shut down in 2017, Gravelbourg lost its only public link to specialist care in the cities. Neighbours started talking about leaving. Three women decided that could not be the end of the story.
In 2018, Linda Roberts, Lynn Holmes, and Betty Hawkins set up a booth at a local festival and asked a simple question: if a shuttle existed to get you to medical appointments, would you use it? More than 100 people signed in a short period of time.
The Town of Gravelbourg put up $25,000 in startup capital. Fundraising filled the rest. In 2019 the first white Ford Transit hit the road. The organization still describes that van — and everything after it — as a small-town lifeline on wheels.
Inside the shuttle, volunteer driver Al Sutherland says it has the vibe of a good coffee shop: quiet when someone needs to rest after a hard appointment, music or a joke on the way home. “It's caring for other people,” he told The Globe and Mail.
Milestones
2017
STC closes
The provincial bus company shuts down. Gravelbourg loses its public ride to the cities.
2018
A booth, a petition
Roberts, Holmes, and Hawkins collect more than 100 signatures in a short period of time. The Town donates $25,000.
2019
First van on the road
An eight-passenger Ford Transit begins door-to-door medical runs.
2023
The Transit retires
After more than 100,000 kilometres, the van is traded for a fuel-efficient hybrid SUV.
2024
Garage & hybrid
A federal Rural Transit Solutions Fund grant helps buy a Hyundai Tucson hybrid and build a garage at 105 4th Avenue East. Fuel costs drop about 40%.
2025
540 riders
Director Lynn Holmes reports 540 people carried in two years, including 81 from Assiniboia and 61 from Lafleche — communities helping communities.