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FALL RIVER: <\/strong>The federal government\u2019s recent announcement they will invest upwards of $14.9 billion for public transportation might bode well for projects in the Fall River and Beaver Bank areas, the local MP said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Darrell Samson was answering questions about the feds announcement last month, made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, of an investment of $14.9 billion during the next eight years in public transportation projects across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHow you make sure you have a great product is putting more buses that will answer to the needs of today, but you have to respect the environment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He recalled back when he was a kid and seeing buses with a long arm sticking up in the air. It was an electric bus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe went away from that,\u201d he said. \u201cBut we\u2019re going back to electric buses, running on batteries.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”31″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”34″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n This investment includes $5.9 billion in short-term funding which will be distributed via a project-by-project basis, beginning this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The rest is to go toward the creation of a permanent transit fund of $3 billion per year starting in 2026. Money from that is to be earmarked following consultations with provinces, territories, municipalities, and Canada\u2019s Indigenous communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the announcement by PM Trudeau, the permanent transit fund is meant to provide stable funding so municipalities can build and expand their public transit systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Samson, the MP for Sackville-Preston-Chezzetcook, sat down to talk about the funding with The Laker News. The news of the announcement was first spotted by The Laker News on Dartmouth-Cole Harbour MP Darren Fisher\u2019s twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere something we have done in this investment, and it\u2019s something that good government\u2019s do as we realize the gasps and challenges,\u201d said Samson. \u201cGood governments try to respond to these gaps and challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe know that 95 per cent of all transit investments go to big cities like Montreal; like Toronto; like Vancouver, and here in Halifax. The needs are there, the needs are high.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”92″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate group=”7″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n He talked about HRM and how transit funding such as this could benefit them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAs the city gets bigger, if you\u2019re able to have more transit then of course you\u2019re going to have more opportunities for people to have access to those,\u201d said Samson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A component of the funding for transit is centered around smaller communities and ensuring they aren\u2019t forgotten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThey too need access. They too have seniors. They too have challenges. They too need to be careful with the environment,\u201d said Samson, stressing his point about the funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe now are saying that there will be projects for private, public access to funding for transit for rural communities\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate group=”6″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n He believes this opens the door for his communities in his riding, like Fall River and Beaver Bank both who have their own transit issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI think we need groups to be ready to make applications when the funding opens up fully,\u201d said Samson. \u201cIt\u2019s good news because it will create good jobs for those building the buses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt will help us get to net zero for emissions. It will help us get more cars off the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s a win-win-win.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”84″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”113″]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [adrotate banner=”95″] [adrotate banner=”105″] FALL RIVER: The federal government\u2019s recent announcement they will invest upwards of $14.9 billion for public transportation might bode well for projects in the Fall River and Beaver Bank areas, the local MP said. 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