MPP for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound and Minister of Government and Consumer Services Bill Walker announced today that the City of Owen Sound, Grey County and Southgate will receive $3,794,051 of support through the Community Transportation Grant Program.

“This investment will improve the quality of life for many people in our communities that are currently underserved by transit. Whether it’s seniors, students or others, access to transit helps people get where they need to be and live active, independent lives,” said Walker.

Owen Sound will receive $1,444,051 over 5 years and Grey County $1,850,000 to partner with community organizations, health agencies, transit agencies, school-bus and private transportation operators, to coordinate local transportation services and/or run intercommunity routes.

The new Community Transportation Grant Program builds on a successful pilot program that provided nearly $3 million in funding for 22 municipalities since 2015. In the first year of that pilot program, more than 28,000 people used the new services to make more than 105,000 trips.

Through the program just announced, the province will provide Ontario municipalities with $30 million over five years to support local transit and intercommunity bus service in areas with little or no public transit. Funding will be provided for 45 different projects in 40 communities.

source: media release