Medicine Hat eligible for low-income transit provincial funding

“With the inflation crisis making it more expensive to drive, many Albertans are depending on public transit to access their communities, but with inflation eating away at their budget even a transit pass is becoming more and more for many Albertans,” he said.

Nixon says there are 10 communities that are eligible for the funding, that already have low-income transit pass programs. He notes details on how communities can access the funding will be provided directly to municipalities that are eligible.

The 10 municipalities are:

Airdrie,
Banff,
Canmore,
Cochrane,
Cold Lake,
Fort Saskatchewan,
Grande Prairie,
Medicine Hat,
St. Albert,
Strathcona County.

“We will be exploring options to further expand to all municipalities that are in the process of establishing a low-income transit system. This could include up to twelve more communities across the province,” said Nixon.

The 12 potential communities expanding their public transit systems are:

Beaumont,
Camrose,
Diamond Valley,
Hinton,
Leduc,
Lethbridge,
Okotoks,
Red Deer,
Spruce Grove,
Stony Plain,
Whitecourt,
Wood Buffalo.

Nixon says the inflation and cost of living crisis is causing “undo pain and worry” for people living in Alberta.

The province notes the investment is a part of their Affordability Action Plan.

by Erika Rolling/EverythingGP

Medicine Hat eligible for low-income transit provincial funding

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