Edmonton bus company that took kids on field trips facing charges, $108K in fines over safety infractions: police
Posted December 12, 2023 1:15 pm.
An Edmonton van and bus charter company is facing hundreds of charges and thousands of dollars in fines.
Alberta North Transportation Ltd. was charged with 223 offences and fined $108,000, according to the Edmonton Police Service.
EPS is alleging the company did not have adequate trip and vehicle inspections, log books and safety fitness certificates.
Police claim investigators looked into six months of the company’s operational records.
“These vehicles were used to transport large groups of people on private excursions, including students on school trips, to places like Drumheller, Jasper and Lake Louise,” said Const. James Kendrick, who led the Commercial Vehicles Investigations Unit (CVIU) investigation.
“The CVIU will continue to work diligently to ensure these heavy, commercial vehicles are street legal and road worthy before a single passenger boards.”
Alberta North Transportation is scheduled to appear in court in Edmonton on Jan. 9.
