[3] The earliest mention of Beaver Bus Lines dates back to July 1946 when the company applied to serve employees of Canada Cement Company in Fort Whyte and be allowed to use all Winnipeg Electric bus stops along Pembina Hwy.

[6] However, by 9 of that year, Beaver Bus had proposed to cut back or cancel service to St. Vital.

Homeowners in the area, represented by the St. Vital Ratepayers Assoc., organized to oppose the cuts in service.

[7] However, citing "poor road conditions" in St.Vital, Beaver permanently discontinued service to the municipality on July 12, 1952.

There were issues at the time of the purchase whether the Union agreement, set to expire in March 1949, could be carried over to the bus line company.

[9] By May 1949, Beaver had applied to the Public Utility Board to increase fares between Winnipeg and Selkirk, due to 'tremendous cost' of operating the service.

of St. Andrews, West St. Paul, and the Town of Selkirk said costs should not have increased just because ownership was transferred from Winnipeg Electric to Beaver Bus Lines the year prior.

Selkirk was connected directly to Winnipeg via a route run by private operator Beaver Bus Lines.

Kasper said that they lost C$2,000–3,000 per month and that they needed more than 40 passengers per day to break even.