A Ministry of Transportation panel seeking input on intercommunity bus services in Ontario is visiting North Bay this summer, Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli said today.
The consultation in North Bay will take place at Nipissing University on July 26 at 1 p.m. and will focus on new and innovative choices for bus passenger travel between communities across the province.
“This session provides an excellent opportunity for the Ministry to hear directly from as many people as possible on the importance of sustainable passenger transportation services between communities in Ontario,” said Fedeli.
Meanwhile, the Northern & Eastern Ontario Rail Network (NEORN) encourages every resident and stakeholder in Northern Ontario to provide comments and remarks regarding the importance and the need for frequent and reliable passenger trains and corresponding bus shuttle services in the region.
The deadline to have input is July 15.
"Northern Ontario is becoming more and more isolated. This severely inhibits new inward investment and access to the burgeoning, global tourism opportunity. Between 2011 & 2014, there have been over 674 highway closures in the Northeast region of the province. Communities have witnessed nine motor coach route reductions or service eliminations within the previous year," says a news release from the group.
"Connecting Northern Ontario with the rest of the province and the country is critical. Your comments provided to the NOMTS will assist in demonstrating to the provincial and federal governments of the need for publicly supported investments in passenger rail. We encourage everyone to participate by providing their remarks at www.nomts.ca/contact-us."
