The province today announced funding for some local transit groups.
Twenty-five projects are getting funding through the Community Transportation Assistance
Program and the Public Transit Assistance Program this year. It is part of a $4.7 million investment by the province in public transportation.
Through the Community Transportation Assistance Program, Antigonish Community Transit Society is getting over $85,000; CHAD Transit in Pictou County receives over $171,000; the Cheticamp Transport Cooperative is provided $45,582; Strait Area Transit $96,000; and Victoria County Transit will see over $63,000.
Through the Public Transit Assistance Program, the Antigonish Community Transportation Society is getting $25,000 and Strait Area Transit receives over $50,000.