The funding will expand service hours, increase routes, purchase new vehicles, and improve accessibility.
Ontario is investing $495,717 to support public transit in municipalities west of Kingston.
Communities included are: Bancroft, Loyalist, Marmora and Lake, and Deseronto.
The funding, part of the 2024-25 Gas Tax program, will help expand service hours, increase routes, purchase new vehicles, and improve accessibility to encourage higher transit ridership.
The investment is part of a broader $380 million commitment to 106 municipalities across Ontario. Hastings-Lennox & Addington MPP Ric Bresee welcomed the funding, calling it "great news" for local residents.
The funding breakdown includes $83,303 for Bancroft, $198,449 for Loyalist Township, $20,173 for Marmora and Lake, and $193,792 for Deseronto.
Last year, a similar investment supported Deseronto Transit’s expansion to the Belleville-Napanee corridor, though Greater Napanee has since raised concerns.
The Ontario government has maintained Gas Tax allocations at 2023-24 levels to ensure continued support for local transit improvements.
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