The City of Airdrie and the local Transit system is getting a big boost from the Federal and Provincial Governments.

On December 3rd, over $500 Million was pledged to different Public Transit projects in Alberta as part of the Liberal Government's Infrastructure plan.

Mayor Peter Brown was joined by MP Darshan Khan and MLA Sandra Jansen when it was announced that eight different projects would receive funding.

Mayor Brown it's encouraging to see, knowing how far the Transit system has come.

"We had 300,000 people by the end of this year using transit. That's a pretty big accomplishment from six years ago, we had a Dial A Bus."

Mayor Brown also praised the work of MP Khan, saying that he's a great conduit for his community to the Canadian Government.

To see a list of the projects receiving funding and when they start, you can visit the Government of Canada's Website

 

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