Communities across the country are developing strategies to minimize greenhouse gas emissions, including lowering carbon emissions from public transportation.
Today, the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, His Worship Mike Bradley, Mayor of Sarnia, and Josipa Petrunic, President and CEO of the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC), announced a combined investment of $188,116 for the development of a plan to transition to a fleet of zero emission public transit buses in Sarnia. The work being undertaken by CUTRIC builds on targets identified in Sarnia's Climate Change Action Plan and will focus on examining the economic, technological, and environmental benefits of fleet electrification, while also identifying any risks and key barriers.
By investing in the electrification of Canada's public transit systems, the Government of Canada is making clean and affordable transportation available in communities across Canada, growing our country's economy, and improving the lives of Canadians.
