Today, Jaime Battiste, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Member of Parliament for Sydney-Victoria, Her Worship Amanda McDougall, Mayor of Cape Breton Regional Municipality, and Lynne McCarron, Executive Director of United Way Cape Breton, announced joint funding of more than $1.3 million to connect Transit Cape Breton's services to underserved rural areas across the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM).
With this funding, United Way Cape Breton will acquire a minibus, a standard bus and establish five bus shelters throughout rural areas of the CBRM. These new vehicles and bus shelters will build on the existing transit system in the CBRM and in nearby communities, enabling residents, many of which are lower-income and seniors, to access education opportunities, go to work, attend social activities and do their day-to-day activities.
The Government of Canada is investing $473,862 in this project, the Regional Municipality of Cape Breton is providing $653,859 and United Way Cape Breton is investing $174,479.
By investing in infrastructure, the Government of Canada is growing our country's economy, increasing the resiliency of our communities, and improving the lives of Canadians.
