Grey Transit Route Logo (Image from Grey County website)
Grey County council will discuss community transit at its meeting Thursday, with most of its public transit service Grey Transit Route set to shutdown at the end of the month.
A service between Dundalk and Orangeville will temporarily continue, but bus routes between Owen Sound and Dundalk, and Owen Sound and The Blue Mountains are set to end.
That’s because provincial funding for the program will expire March 31.
Grey County Manager of Community Transportation Stephanie Stewart says in a report staff are working to find other funding opportunities to support rural transportation.
A community transportation grant application was submitted in January, but no decision has been received by the province.
Grey County initially applied to the Ontario Community Transportation Program for funding in 2018 in response for calls for affordable and reliable transportation for residents.
“Despite the challenges posed by pandemic regulations, which significantly impacted ridership, the GTR emerged as a leader among its peers in the Community Transportation Program,” says the report from Stewart. “Since its inception, the GTR has been used for employment, shopping, medical appointments, and socializing.”
Grey County council will review this update during its meeting this morning at 10:15 a.m.
