Monday, May 18 is the Victoria Day holiday! We’ll be operating on a holiday service schedule. We've added new stat holiday service on Route 27, with buses every 30 minutes. Customer service locations will be closed. Visit grt.ca for more information.
Routes 4 and 20 will be on detour on Tuesday, May 5 from start of service to noon for a Red Dress Walk hosted by The Healing of the Seven Generations. The walk starts at 300 Frederick St and ends at the Clock Tower in Victoria Park. There also may be delays on routes 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 35, 204 and ION service.
Details: grt.ca/detours
Members of Unifor Local 4304 have ratified an agreement with the Region of Waterloo.
There will be no disruption to GRT services, including buses, ION trains, and MobilityPLUS. MobilityPLUS subscription trips will run as scheduled. Customer service locations will be open during regular hours of operation.
The Region of Waterloo and Unifor Local 4304 have reached a tentative agreement.
The union membership will hold a ratification vote on the tentative agreement on Sunday, May 3. All buses, including MobilityPLUS, continue to operate. Further updates will be provided following the vote.
Visit grt.ca/updates.
In the event of a possible bus service disruption, we encourage riders to plan ahead at grt.ca/updates. We’ll share updates here and on the GRT website as soon as they become available.
Reminder that the union representing bus operators will be in a strike position on May 1.
If you have autorenew of your monthly pass set up on your EasyGO fare card, you may wish to cancel it before tomorrow, April 25, when your May pass will be added.
grt.ca/updates
The union representing all bus operators will be in a strike position on May 1.
If there is a strike, conventional and MobilityPLUS buses will not run. ION trains will continue to operate.
If you have autorenew of your monthly pass set up on your EasyGO fare card, you may wish to cancel it before April 25, when your May pass will be added.
Visit grt.ca/updates for a list of impacts. Updates will be provided when available.
Community agencies in Waterloo Region can now purchase discounted 2-ride fare cards through a new pilot program. Starting April 14, agencies can purchase up to 250 cards for $3 each, while supplies last. Learn more: grt.ca/2ride
Take Route 21 to get to the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival this Saturday, April 11!
Service starts around 6:45 a.m., and extra trips have been added to get to and from the festival. Buses leave every 15 minutes from Conestoga Station between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., and every 15 minutes from Church St. & Arthur St. in Elmira between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.
A detour will be in effect during the festival. For more details, visit grt.ca/detours.
Spring service starts on Monday, April 27! There are changes to routes 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 19, 21, 27, 29, 30, 31, 35, 36, 62 and 302.
View the full list of changes at grt.ca.
Friday, April 3 is the Good Friday holiday! We’ll be operating on a holiday service schedule. Customer service locations will be closed on Friday, Sunday and Monday. Regular weekday service will be in effect on Easter Monday, April 6. Visit grt.ca for more information.
