Red Deer lands nearly $10 million in transit funding

Red Deer lands nearly $10 million in transit funding

City of Red Deer has landed nearly $10 million from the federal government to help cover the cost of replacing transit buses. The money is coming from the federal Canada Public Transit Fund and will cover about 40 per cent of the cost of replacing three buses each year over the next 10 years. Over the next decade, $989,000 will be allocated to bus replacement each year after city council approved a budget amendment on Oct. 13. “This investment h…

Red Deer - Red Deer approves $9.89 million in federal funding for transit fleet replacement

Red Deer City Council has approved a $9.89 million budget amendment to support transit fleet replacement over the next 10 years, following approval of federal funding through the Canada Public Transit. . .