Greyhound Canada

Greyhound Canada Transportation ULC (Greyhound Canada) was an intercity coach service that began as a local British Columbia bus line in the early 1920s, expanded across most of Canada, and became a subsidiary of the American Greyhound Lines in 1940.

In 2018, Greyhound pulled out of Western Canada, preserving only domestic service in Ontario and Quebec, and trans-border routes to the United States.

On May 13, 2021, Greyhound Canada permanently suspended their operations in all of Canada. Cross-border routes to the United States would from that point forward be operated by Greyhound Lines (USA).

1921: John Learmonth started a Nelson–Willow Point passenger and freight service in the West Kootenay region of southeastern BC.

1922: Learmonth extended the service eastward to the Balfour area. In a 1923 timetable, Old's Stage was the trading name, which operated a 15-person jitney service, connected by a river crossing to the Procter steamboat landing. On reopening for the 1924 season, the trading name changed to Learmonth.

1925: Before the establishment of the Harrop Cable Ferry, Learmonth switched his route westward to Trail. Learmonth is believed to have started the new Nelson–Procter service via the ferry.

1928: Learmonth commenced a Nelson–Kaslo service, driven by Herb Harrop. Serving the routes from Nelson were a 20-seat Pierce-Arrow bus named Marjorie to Trail, Muriel to Kaslo, and Patricia to Slocan City.

1929: Roosevelt (Speed) Olson formed Kootenay Valley Transportation Co. (KVT) to take over the three routes, having bought the business the previous November. Learmonth was district superintendent until retirement in 1965. KVT started a Nelson–Salmo–Spokane service. KVT purchased the J. Motherwell operations, the only remaining bus line in the district. Canadian Greyhound Coaches BC (CGBC) was registered. Speed's brother Barney and George B. Fay joined this expanding venture. W.L. Watson sold the partners Foothills Transportation Co. (FT), which operated Calgary–Nanton, Alberta.