Charlie’s Charters was started by Charlie Musselman in 2005. It was started to provide a service for minor hockey teams in northeast Saskatchewan. The original idea was that it was a great pastime as Charlie enjoys driving and meeting new people, and with 2 children in the minor hockey system it seemed he was always on a bus anyway, driving numerous buses for other bus companies.
It became apparent after a couple years that word had travelled and business had become busy enough that it was too much to handle on his own. In the fall of 2006 Ron Edmunds started driving for Charlie; this took the pressure off Charlie as he was still working full time. It was a good fit as both had driven professionally for several years and knew what keeping the buses in top shape would mean to the business. In the fall of 2007 Ron decided that he enjoyed the business as much as Charlie and at that time they formed Charlies Charters Ltd. and moved the business from Tisdale (SK) to Ron’s shop 9 miles east of Tisdale... the new shop was more modern and had enough room to maintain and store 4 buses. This would work out well, as in the near future it played a big role in where the business is today.
Shortly after incorporating the company Charlie received a call from Chuck Lowe,
It became apparent after a couple years that word had travelled and business had become busy enough that it was too much to handle on his own. In the fall of 2006 Ron Edmunds started driving for Charlie; this took the pressure off Charlie as he was still working full time. It was a good fit as both had driven professionally for several years and knew what keeping the buses in top shape would mean to the business. In the fall of 2007 Ron decided that he enjoyed the business as much as Charlie and at that time they formed Charlies Charters Ltd. and moved the business from Tisdale (SK) to Ron’s shop 9 miles east of Tisdale... the new shop was more modern and had enough room to maintain and store 4 buses. This would work out well, as in the near future it played a big role in where the business is today.
Shortly after incorporating the company Charlie received a call from Chuck Lowe,
the owner of Wapiti Charters in Nipawin, 65 km North of Tisdale. Chuck explained he was going to retire in May of 2008 and wondered if Charlie’s Charters was interested in purchasing his buses.The discussion was short and the decision was made to purchase the 2 buses from Wapiti Charters. They took possession of the first bus in December of 2007 and the second bus in May of ’08.
At the same time, the need for a 55 passenger seem to be growing in the area so in the summer of 2008 they purchased a 55 passenger coach. This completes the fleet they have today at 3 - 47 passenger coaches and 1 - 55 passenger coach. At that time the business was demanding the full time attention of both Charlie and Ron and several experienced part time drivers. In the winter of 2008 the company added 1 more full time driver and 2 more part time drivers.
The service people received from their company must have been very good as they went from doing small local hockey trips to doing charters for groups from Saskatoon, Regina, Prince Albert, and as far north as Wollaston Lake. They are now doing charters to locations west to British Columbia, north to Wollaston Lake, east to Quebec and south to the U.S. border. They take great pleasure in providing a safe and courteous service for their customers.
At the same time, the need for a 55 passenger seem to be growing in the area so in the summer of 2008 they purchased a 55 passenger coach. This completes the fleet they have today at 3 - 47 passenger coaches and 1 - 55 passenger coach. At that time the business was demanding the full time attention of both Charlie and Ron and several experienced part time drivers. In the winter of 2008 the company added 1 more full time driver and 2 more part time drivers.
The service people received from their company must have been very good as they went from doing small local hockey trips to doing charters for groups from Saskatoon, Regina, Prince Albert, and as far north as Wollaston Lake. They are now doing charters to locations west to British Columbia, north to Wollaston Lake, east to Quebec and south to the U.S. border. They take great pleasure in providing a safe and courteous service for their customers.
Charlie's Charters Ltd.
PO Box 2938 Tisdale, SK S0E 1T0
phone/fax: 306-873-5632; cell: 306-873-8808
e-mail charliescharters@sasktel.net