Orillia Transit
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| Founded | 1975 |
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| Headquarters | 445 Laclie St. |
| Locale | Orillia, Ontario |
| Service area | Orillia, Ontario |
| Service type | Bus service, Paratransit |
| Routes | 4 regular 1 peak only |
| Fleet | 7 buses |
| Operator | First Student |
| Web site | Orillia Transit System |
Orillia Transit is operated by First Student (formerly Laidlaw School Transit) under contract to the City of Orillia in central Ontario, Canada. First Student Canada provides drivers, maintains the vehicles and supplies fuel. Service is provided on four routes throughout the city every day except Sundays and statutory holidays, and one weekday special industial area service. All of these routes run on loops which depart and end at the downtown bus terminal on Peter Street at Mississaga Street.[1]
Orillia has had transit service since the 1950’s when a private operator, Orillia Transportation Company, started to provide local bus service to the city. Responsibility for the service was assumed by the City in 1975 and in 1978 a specialized transit service for persons with disabilities was introduced. [2]
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[edit] Services
[edit] Scheduled routes
Buses operate on one way loops out and back from downtown. Each route varies on alternate trips to cover a slightly different portion of the service area and still maintain a half hourly frequency. Weekday service Saturday service
- Laclie - serves Front Street North, Laclie Street, Bay Street
- West - serves Mississauga Street West, Barrie Road, Memorial Avenue, O.P.P. Central Headquarters, Huronia Regional Centre, Georgian College, Colborne Street West
- South - serves Colborne Street East, Front Street South, West Street South
- North - serves West Street North, Orillia Square Mall, Wal-Mart, Coldwater Road
- West Ridge - special weekday morning and afternoon service between downtown and Teletech
[edit] OWLS
Orillia Wheelchair Limousine Service is Orillia's special needs busing service[3] for persons who have "physical mobility limitations"[4] and are unable to use traditional public transit.
