Joint funding between federal, provincial and local sources through the Investing in Canada plan will help purchase transit vehicles for three projects in Prince Edward Island.
"Investing in public transit infrastructure helps build sustainable communities, encourage economic growth and strengthens the middle class,” said Sean Casey, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honorable Jonathan Wilkinson, and Member of Parliament for Charlottetown. “The new public transit vehicles will improve accessible transit services and ensure people living in the greater Charlottetown area can get to their destination safely and efficiently."
The funding will make the purchase of 13 vehicles possible. Capital Area Transit serving Charlottetown, Cornwall and Stratford, PEI, will purchase six new diesel buses, as well as two new mini-buses for use on lower density routes. Additionally, the non-profit organization Pat and the Elephant in Charlottetown will replace five paratransit vans.
“Together, we can tackle the challenges of climate change by supporting our local communities and in not-for-profit groups like Pat and the Elephant. Investing in public transit helps lower the number of passenger vehicles on our roads, reduces our greenhouse gas emissions and makes it easier for islanders to get where they need to go,” said Dennis King, Premier of Prince Edward Island.
Mike Cassidy, owner of T3 Transit, added, “As the operator of the transit system for city of Charlottetown and towns of Stratford and Cornwall, we are again encouraged by the financial infrastructure support of all three levels of government for new equipment that can only help to grow our system and maintain customer satisfaction.”
The projects total C$5.24 million (US$3.96 million) and consist of more than C$2 million (US$1.51 million) in federal funding through the Public Transit Infrastructure Stream (PTIS); C$1.67 million (US$1.26 million) in provincial funding and C$1.57 million (US$1.19 million) in local funding.
