Normanview shopping centre opting out of Rider Express

Normanview Crossing shopping centre is opting out of the Rider Express shuttle service, meaning there will be no more free bus service to and from Mosaic events fromRegina's northwest.

The new location for the shuttle is6thAvenue and Hamilton Street in the Warehouse District, near theCentennialshopping centre (formerlythe Sears Outlet Centre).

The shuttle service is still free and available at all four other locations: Northgateshopping centre, Victoria Square , Southland Mall, and theCornwall Centre.

These changes will take effect for the 2018 Eagles concert on May 17.

Over a thousand people on average used the shuttle service from Normanview Crossingduring each Mosaic event or game.

We are havingissues with parking- Terri Klyne, Harvard Property Inc.

Officials fromHarvard Property Management Inc., which oversees the shopping centre, expressed concern about the lack of parking for all patrons during game times.

"Issues with parking, and the ability to provide parking to both the Rider Express users as well as non-Rider Express users who shop at the centre,"explainedTerri Klyne, shopping centre manager for Harvard.

The new location is a substantial distance from the original site, but transit officials said ampleparking will be available at the new 6th Avenue site and they anticipatea high ridership to continue in the 2018 season despite the changes.

"We did try to find other locations closer to the Normanview mall or to the northwest corner, but we were unsuccessful. The one that we did find that can do all eleven events for 2018 is the one in the warehouse district " saidBrad Bells,. managing director of Regina Transit.