Groupe La Québécoise

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founded = 1965
headquarters = 5480 rue Rideau, Quebec City
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service_type = coach, school bus, public transit, paratransit
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website = [http://www.autobus.qc.ca/anglais/profil_an.html English]

Groupe La Québécoise is a passenger transportation company based in Quebec, Canada. The company started out in 1965 by providing student transportation for school boards in the Quebec City area, and has progressed into providing intercity bus service, public transit, paratransit, airport shuttles and coach charters. Expansion within the province has seen them establish subsidiaries in the regions of Outaouais, Lanaudière, Montérégie, Estrie, Centre-du-Québec, Chaudière-Appalaches, Capitale-Nationale and Gaspésie. [http://www.autobus.qc.ca/anglais/profil_an.html Autobus La Québécoise Profile: Company background and expertise] ]

Bus services

Public transit systems operated by the company are CIT Le Richelain and CIT Sorel-Varennes [ [http://www.autobus.qc.ca/anglais/commun_an.html Public Transportation Services] ] , with paratransit services operated for the Société de transport de l'Outaouais. [ [http://www.autobus.qc.ca/anglais/adapted_an.html Adapted transportation services] ] They also provide transportation services for handicapped persons directly to other regional municipalities and cities in the province. School transporation, the foundation of the company, is still a major part of their business.

Groupe La Québécoise operates Prevost Car luxury coaches, including H3-41, H3-45 and VIP models. School transportation is provided using minibuses, standard and modified school buses. Transit buses and handicapped vehicles vary according to differing municipal requirements.

L'Aerobus is a coach service that transports passengers between Montréal-Trudeau International Airport and the Central Bus Station in downtown Montreal. [ [http://205.237.20.56/eng/services.htm L'Aerobus Services (English)] ] Departures from the airport are at Gate 5, and the bus terminal is located on de Maisonneuve Boulevard at the the corner of Berri Street, directly connected to the Berri-UQAM Metro Station. There is a free shuttle connection from the bus station to select downtown hotels. [ [http://www.autobus.qc.ca/anglais/aeroportuaire_an.html Groupe La Québécoise, Airport Transportation] ]

Aviation services

Héli Express provides helicopter services in support of mining, forestry, oil, and hydroelectric companies in remote areas of Quebec and northern Canada. They have worked extensively with Hydro-Québec on the James Bay Project. [ [http://www.heliexpres.com/v_d_index_an.html Héli Express, Founded in 1989] ]

Skyjet is a company that specializes in aircraft charter service, beginning operations from Quebec City in 2007. They acquired Air Mécatina Sept-Iles in 2008 to expand further in the eastern Quebec region. [ [http://www.skyjetaviation.ca/public/historique_ang.html Skyjet History] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.autobus.qc.ca Autobus La Québécoise]
* [http://205.237.20.56 L'Aérobus]
* [http://www.heliexpres.com Héli Express]
* [http://www.skyjetaviation.ca Skyjet]