At a city council meeting earlier this month, a couple of interesting issues on city transit were brought up.
Two members of council said they have rethought their decision on Sunday service. This is a good thing at first look, but let’s look a little closer.
They are now suggesting creating a Sunday service provided by private or community based organizations, citing that their original decision can not be re-visited because of “provincial legislation.”
I cannot imagine a law that would prevent a city council from reversing a decision.
Who would try to create a service when one is already in place? They have buses available that are not being used on Sundays. Drivers are available that would welcome the extra shifts.
Taking these shifts away from transit drivers and offering them to drivers outside the transit system is very unfair and I doubt the union would allow it to happen. With Nelson Transit buses and drivers, licensing, insurance and union co-operation are already in place.
It seems council should revisit their original decision and try to find a way to change or override that decision.
I am sure that with all political agendas aside council or their legal team can come up with a way to re-instate Sunday service.
Clayton McPherson
Nelson