Sherbrooke’s public transportation company, the STS, confirmed on Monday morning that it will cease operations at its downtown depot station as of August 19 in favour of new stops on King Street itself. “The main preoccupation of the board of directors is safety,” said Marc Denault, President of the STS, explaining that increased vehicle and pedestrian traffic in the area around the station has raised concerns about the safety of travelers and employees in recent years. Those concerns, coupled with a desire to increase service across the network, the addition of the Limocar intercity buses to the depot, and a general move toward more sustainable transport measures in the downtown core, led the company to its decision. See full story in the Tuesday, March 12 edition of The Record.
