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A group representing transit riders hopes the city and its transit union will sign off on an agreement before the cold season sets in for good.

“It’s definitely a concern for riders,” said Mairi Anderson, spokeswoman for neutral transit-user group Bus Riders of Saskatoon, calling the winter season “crunch time.”

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“More people depend on the busses in the winter because it’s more difficult to get around by foot and by bike,” she said.

The City of Saskatoon and the Amalgamated Transit Union 615 (ATU 615) will be back at the negotiation table Tuesday and Bus Riders of Saskatoon hopes the parties can come to an agreement to ensure riders aren’t left in limbo.

“We hope the ATU and the city are able to come to an agreement as quickly as possible so that riders aren’t left in the dark as to when the busses are going to run and when they’re not going to be working,” said Anderson.

“But we also understand that it needs to be a fair agreement, so we don’t run into these sorts of negotiations on-and-off again.”