Backgrounder: Federal government invests in active transportation and rural transit across Manitoba
Backgrounder
The federal government is investing $1,051,329 through the Active Transportation Fund (ATF) and the Rural Transit Solutions Fund (RTSF) to support eight projects across Manitoba.
Project Information:
Location |
Recipient |
Project Name |
Project Details |
Program |
Federal Funding |
Provincial Funding |
Municipal Funding |
Other Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rural Municipality of Argyle; Local Government District of Baldur |
Rural Municipality of Argyle |
Purchase of an accessible vehicle for public transportation |
Purchase of a new handivan to meet the needs of the community. |
RTSF |
$119,033 |
$0 |
$29,760 |
$0 |
First Nations of Berens River; City of Winnipeg |
Berens River First Nation |
First Nation Rural Transit Project |
Development of an engagement, feasibility and implementation plan to serve rural communities between Berens River, Selkirk and Winnipeg. |
RTSF |
$50,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
Buffalo Point First Nation; Rural Municipality of Piney |
Rural Municipality of Piney |
Purchase of two vehicles for on-demand, door-to-door service |
Purchase of accessible passenger van and hybrid passenger van to create a new local transit service for the southeast corner of Manitoba. |
RTSF |
$154,330 |
$0 |
$38,583 |
$28,000 |
Rural Municipality of Gimli; Rural Municipality of Rockwood; City of Selkirk; Rural Municipality of St. Andrews; Town of Stonewall; Town of Teulon; City of Winnipeg; Rural Municipality of Woodlands |
Teulon & District Handivan Service Inc. |
Purchase of an accessible vehicle for the transportation service |
Purchase of a wheelchair accessible van to continue to provide transportation services for seniors and adults with disabilities in Teulon, Manitoba. |
RTSF |
$102,675 |
$0 |
$0 |
$33,144 |
Municipality of Glenboro-South Cypress |
Glenboro South Cypress and Oakland Wawanesa Handi Transit |
Purchase of an accessible para transit vehicles to provide on-demand service |
Purchase of two accessible paratransit buses to provide safer and more affordable transportation options for the Municipalities of Glenboro South Cypress and Oakland Wawanesa. |
RTSF |
$312,611 |
$0 |
$54,153 |
$24,000 |
Rural Municipality of La Broquerie; Rural Municipality of DeSalaberry; Rural Municipality of Hanover; Rural Municipality of Piney; Rural Municipality of Reynolds; Rural Municipality of Ritchot; Rural Municipality of Ste. Anne; Town of Ste. Anne; Village of St Pierre-Jolys; Rural Municipality of Stuartburn; Rural Municipality of Taché; |
Rural Municipality of Piney |
Rural Regional Transportation Model for Southeast Manitoba |
Create a feasibility map to identify and map potential transit routes to support the development of a sustainable and cost effective mode of travel in Southeast Manitoba. |
RTSF |
$50,000 |
$0 |
$5,000 |
$25,000 |
Town of Niverville |
Town of Niverville |
Commercial Path and Sidewalk |
Construction of a new sidewalk and two sections of asphalt bike path to improve the existing active transportation network. |
ATF |
$33,000 |
$0 |
$22,000 |
$0 |
Municipality of West Interlake; Rural Municipality of Grahamdale |
Lakeshore Handivan Association Inc. |
Purchase of a vehicle and supporting infrastructure to enhance transit and medical shuttle services. |
Purchase of a vehicle and a garage to expand transit and medical shuttle services between West Interlake and Grahamdale including Coldwell, Manitoba. |
RTSF |
$229,680 |
$7,500 |
$10,000 |
$49,920 |
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