Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Rick Byers.
Local MPPs Rick Byers and Lisa Thompson are announcing funding earmarked for public transit.
The provincial funds, which are meant to support the expansion and improvement of transit services in Grey-Bruce-Owen Sound and Huron-Bruce are from the gas tax program.
A total of $379.5 million dollars is being broken up among 107 municipalities.
In Grey-Bruce-Owen Sound, the money is split as follows:
– $73,439 – Municipality of Meaford
– $259,379 – City of Owen Sound
– $748,745 – Municipalities of Arran-Elderslie, Brockton, Chatsworth, Hanover, Huron-Kinloss, Kincardine, Saugeen Shores, Southgate, West Grey
MPP Rick Byers says that municipal transit systems are essential to the success of local communities.
Funding for the gas tax program is determined by the number of litres of gasoline sold in the province, and municipalities that support public transit services receive two cents per litre of revenue collected.