MONTREAL — Montreal's transit agency says city buses won't be flashing the “Go! Canadiens Go!” NHL hockey slogan any time soon, despite getting the green light to do so by Quebec’s language watchdog.

The electronic signs on each of the city's more than 1,000 buses have to be updated manually.

Isabelle Tremblay, spokesperson for the Société de transport de Montréal, says the agency doesn't have the money to modify them before the winter, during the regularly scheduled period to update signage. The Canadiens NHL season opener, meanwhile, is set for Oct. 8 against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

“One thing is certain: No changes to the buses can be made in the short term," Tremblay said in an email.

The agency had removed the slogan from bus signs and replaced it with "Allez! Canadiens Allez!" t

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