Grey Goose Bus Lines

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Grey Goose Lines #240 on layover.
Parent Greyhound Canada
Founded1934
Headquarters301 Burnell Street, [1]
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Service area Canadian prairies
Service typeIntercity bus service
FleetApproximately 170 coaches
Website www.greyhound.ca

Grey Goose Bus Lines was a subsidiary of Greyhound Canada operating in the Canadian province of Manitoba.

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History

1924-1934

Brown Brothers Bus Line
John (Jack) Smith started a bus service between Winnipeg and Carman.

1934-1961

Grey Goose Bus Lines Limited
The partnership of Gary M. Lewis, Elmer Clay, William R. Lewis, Albert J. Todd, and Alfred Hurshman was incorporated as Grey Goose Bus Lines Limited.

1961-1997

Grey Goose Bus Lines (Manitoba) Limited; CEO, Abram J. Thiessen/Bernard Thiessen

Public transit

Grey Goose operated the Thompson Transit system in Thompson, Manitoba until 2018.

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