The City of North Bay is getting over $914,000 in provincial gas tax money this year.
That’s about $4,000 more than the city received last year.
Ontario is providing more than $379.5 million to help 107 municipalities operate and improve local transit.
Funding can be used to extend service hours, buy transit vehicles, add routes, improve accessibility or upgrade infrastructure.
“Our government knows that municipal transit systems are essential to the success of our local communities, connecting people and families to jobs, housing and wherever they need to go,” says Vic Fedeli, MPP for Nipissing. “Under Premier Ford’s leadership, we continue to step up to the plate to provide the funding municipalities need to ensure transit remains a safe and reliable option in communities across Ontario.”
Mayor Peter Chirico is welcoming the funding.
“Each year, the provincial gas tax program provides the City of North Bay with funding that is critical to maintaining and improving public transit in our community,” he says. “I would like to thank MPP Fedeli and the Ontario Government for the ongoing investment and support.”
Funding for the Gas Tax program is determined by the number of litres of gasoline sold in the province during the previous year.
The province says to make up for reduced gas sales due to ongoing recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s gas tax program includes supplemental funding of $80 million to help ensure municipalities can continue to support their transit systems.
