Communities across Manitoba are upgrading their active transportation networks and rural public transit options after investment of more than $1 million from the federal government.
The Town of Niverville is building a new sidewalk and two new sections of asphalt bike path. This project will allow residents to easily walk or bike between the town's residential and commercial areas.
The Municipalities of Glenboro-South Cypress and Oakland Wawanesa will purchase two new accessible buses. In addition, the Municipalities of Teulon, Argyle, and Piney, as well as Buffalo Point First Nation, are getting new transit vans and accessible buses. The new accessible vehicles will help those with limited mobility better get around their communities. In the rural municipalities of West Interlake, Grahamdale and Coldwell, a new vehicle and garage will enhance the existing transit services and expand the medical shuttle network.
Studies and transit plans are being funded in Berens River First Nation and for a group of municipalities in southwestern Manitoba, including Piney and La Broquerie, to explore new ways to improve transportation networks and connect Manitobans safely to the essential services and connections they need in the communities where they work, live, and play.
