STC subsidy falls for the first time in almost a decade
The government subsidy for the Saskatchewan Transportation Company (STC) for 2014 has been approved, decreasing slightly from the sum given the year before.
STC will be receiving an operating grant of $10.3 million and a capital grant of $3.3 million, down from $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, the year before.
“It's not (the goal) to reduce the subsidy…but we can't see the increase, I don't think, like we have over the last ten years,” said Don McMorris, minister responsible for STC.
In the last year, STC has discontinued routes with low ridership as part of an effort to reduce costs. McMorris gave staff and management credit for their work, but pointed out there is still more work left to do.