Major investment for transit in Stratford

It’s a major investment in transit in Stratford.

Dignitaries including Stratford Mayor Dan Mathieson, Perth-Wellington MPP Randy Pettapiece and Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Catherine McKenna gathered at the Stratford Transit Garage to announce approximately $4-million in funding for ten public infrastructure projects.

The money, $1-million from the city, $1.4-million from the province and $1.6-million from Ottawa, will go to five new conventional buses and two new mobility buses, 8 new accessible shelters, and new bus routes on Sundays that will use “on-demand” software.

McKenna says transit is vital to those who live in Stratford.

“You have loads of tourists which is great but then you also have loads of people and businesses here in the off-season so very important.”

Federally, the funding is coming from the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Plan.

Casey Kenny
Casey Kenny
A graduate of the Broadcast Journalism Program at Loyalist College, Casey has worked in newsrooms across the country for 20 years. Stops along his radio adventure include Ottawa, Calgary, Vancouver, North Bay, Stratford and now Kemptville. Casey is also a veteran play-by-play announcer and is the Voice of the Kemptville 73's Hockey Team. A proud uncle of eight nieces and nephews, Casey is happy to call Kemptville home now.

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