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Greater Sudbury receives $2 9M from Ontario s Gas Tax Program

Greater Sudbury receives $2 9M from Ontario s Gas Tax Program
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Greater Sudbury receives $2 9M from Ontario s Gas Tax Program

Greater Sudbury receives $2 9M from Ontario s Gas Tax Program
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Seventh COVID case at Barrie Transit has union pleading for driver vaccines

Another positive case at Barrie Transit has the union and the City of Barrie asking for their workers to get the vaccine as soon as possible.  There are now seven positive cases among Barrie Transit staff, according to their union, which is up from six reported on Sunday. Affected drivers are isolating at home. Cory Trew, president and business agent for the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1775 in Barrie, said on Monday there are upwards of 200 employees within Barrie Transit, including approximately 175 drivers and maintenance workers who are represented by the union.  While seven may not be a large number out of 200 workers, Trew still wants protection immediately for the people the union represent.

Gas tax provides a boost to hard-hit transit systems

Article content Stratford’s share of revenue from Ontario’s gas tax, nearly $470,000 this year, will be especially helpful as the city’s public transit system faces plummeting ridership numbers due to the pandemic. “Transit across the country, Stratford being no different … it’s been a struggle with revenue because ridership really dwindled during the first lockdown,” Michael Mousley, the city’s transit manager said. “For the next month, I expect ridership to be low again. There’s no schools, which is a big part of our ridership every day, (and) people are asked to stay home, which they seem to be doing, so I expect ridership to take a dip.”

Province announces a big funding boost for public transit

  LONDON, ONT. Ontario is providing over $11.5M in funding to Elgin-Middlesex-London municipalities through Ontario’s Gas Tax program. According to a release from MPP Jeff Yurek’s office, the province is providing a total of $375 million in gas tax funding for 109 municipalities that deliver public transit to 144 communities across Ontario. The province will flow the funding as soon as possible in 2021. “This is excellent news for our communities, said Jeff Yurek, MPP. “Funding for public transit will help make it easier to get where you need to go while supporting economic recovery in our region.”  Local allocations are as follows:

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