"The minister (Cheveldayoff) will be making some announcements in a few weeks time about the review we did of our security mechanisms and the additional measures we plan to undertake.''

But Clayton ruled out metal detectors and elaborate security measures at bus terminals and stops. "The airport-style security that we see -- with the metal detectors, wanding, and so on and so forth -- really isn't practical for STC when you consider we have 300 arrival and departure destinations across the province."

But STC is taking steps to deal with a decline in ridership in August following the incident in Manitoba. "(Ridership) went down by 10 per cent across the province. But, in September, it was essentially the same as the year before.''

Font:****Clayton said STC is still hopeful that the number of passengers will increase by two or three per cent in 2008. "We plan to do a number of things to make the bus itself more attractive,'' he added. For example, STC plans to roll out full-sized coaches, with fewer seats and more leg room, with alternating current (AC) power sources for laptop computers.