It can be used to expand service hours, increase routes, purchase new vehicles and improve accessibility to increase transit ridership.
Perth-Wellington MPP Matthew Rae has announced local gas tax funding of $882,866.
Rae said many people rely on public transportation in rural communities and he is glad the provincial government continues to provide this type of predictable support for transit services year-over-year.
Stratford will receive $513,030; St. Marys $163,485; North Perth $80,090; Perth East $73,121 and West Perth will get $53,140.
Walter Mackenzie, Mayor of West Perth, said the funding plays an important role in supporting local transit and infrastructure needs, helping improve mobility and maintain essential services.
The province is investing more than $380 million in 106 municipalities across Ontario to improve local transit through the Gas Tax program.
