The year 1962 was one of flux for Kingston's transit system. Not only was the system in transition from private operator Kingston City Coach Lines to the public Kingston Public Transit System, it was also looking for a home. There was no permanent bus terminal. The ad hoc plan was to maintain the buses at...a marina! The White Rose Marina, at the location of the former Canada Steamship Lines) terminal at the foot of Queen Street was the temporary home for service in mid-1962, with a projected move to the CLC property by October, where maintenance would take place until May, 1963.
The location was quite unsatisfactory - too small, ill-equipped due to small access doors and inadequate jacks, fuel had to be pumped from a tank truck, and limited drain and sewage connections. Bus washing became high-tide. The Whig profiled the operation graphically on July 30, 1962:
Various locations had been surveyed:
The new buses were advertised in the Whig in October, 1962:
