{"id":32453,"date":"2022-11-14T13:04:25","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T17:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=32453"},"modified":"2022-11-14T13:04:25","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T17:04:25","slug":"community-rider-expanding-fleet-with-provincial-federal-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=32453","title":{"rendered":"Community Rider expanding fleet with provincial, federal investment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;156&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;78&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NINE MILE RIVER:<\/strong> East Hants Community Rider is adding to its fleet of vehicles, helping to expand its service in the Municipality of East Hants and nearby HRM communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At a press conference on Nov. 7 in Nine Mile River, Kings Hants MP Kody Blois announced the federal government was investing $154,096 into the project through the Rural Transit Solutions Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_6692-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32454\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hants East MLA John A. MacDonald was also on hand as he announced Nova Scotia was also making an investment to the tune of $38,524.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;161&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;2&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>VIDEO: here is the video story, sponsored by Leno\u2019s Stop Shop, of the announcement made at the Nine Mile River Community Centre:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"VIDEO STORY: Community Rider gets investment for new fleet of vehicles\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hc2QbUnwltI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;84&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;111&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_6763-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32457\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tanya Burke, executive director with East Hants Community Learning Association, said the funding will allow them to purchase four new vehicles\u2014three hybrid and one electric vehicle for the Community Rider program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said the new vehicles will provide residents with affordable and comfortable transit options to get around their communities and access programs and services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese new vehicles will enhance our fleet, reduce operating costs, move us toward a greener operation, and most importantly, get more people where they need to go,\u2019 said Burke to the small crowd on hand at the announcement done under light rain\/overcast skies in rural East Hants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The funding also helps support inclusive communities, said Blois.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;105&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;92&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Members of the Municipality of East Hants council were also present for the announcmenet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_6739-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32455\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>MacDonald said that every community deserves access to affordable and reliable transit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have a responsibility to deliver this service in the greenest way possible,&#8221; he said. \u201cWe know that one size does not fit all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019m proud we as a government have been able to find solutions to transportation<br \/>problems that make sense for this community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;169&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;182&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;156&#8243;] [adrotate banner=&#8221;78&#8243;] NINE MILE RIVER: East Hants Community Rider is adding to its fleet of vehicles, helping to expand its service in the Municipality of East Hants and nearby HRM communities. 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