WHEREAS transit services for some communities require provincial and federal government assistance to sustain operation and viability; AND WHEREAS adequate funding from the provincial and federal governments is an integral component in the implementation andor expansion of transit in rural mid-sized and smaller communities and it has already been established that transit in rural communities is a necessity: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Union of BC Municipalities lobby the provincial and federal governments to provide equitable funding to communities for the implementation andor expansion of a transit system.
Ministry of Community Services Government is aware of the need for local government funding for all purposes, not just implementation andor expansion of transit systems. In the last year the Province has been working carefully with the federal government to direct a portion of federal gas tax revenues and other federal funds toward sustainable transportation and other projects in communities.