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Northern communities awarded funding for community shuttle programs

The province has announced that community shuttle bus services for people in remote Indigenous communities throughout the North will be expanded.

$2.8 million in new funding will be shared by 18 communities and organizations.

The Dze L’Kant Friendship Centre is a part of this fund and received $150 thousand.

Additionally, Takla Nation received $186,400 and the Village of Granisle was given over $172 thousand dollars.

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According to a news release, the community shuttle grants were awarded earlier this month by Northern Development Initiative Trust.

It added that with the 11 organizations that previously received funding, seven new providers are receiving support to bring shuttle service to rural and remote communities.

“Rural and remote communities throughout northern B.C continue to face challenges related to the loss of Greyhound bus service in the region. This funding highlights our government’s ongoing commitment to ensure these communities have access to affordable transportation options,” said Stikine MLA Nathan Cullen.

Applications were being accepted for the new community shuttle program last November.

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Lindsay Newman
Lindsay Newman
News Reporter Lindsay joined the MyBulkleyLakesNow news team in 2019. She was born and raised in Cambridge, Ontario where she then moved to Toronto to complete Journalism school at Humber College where she graduated in 2017. Lindsay started her news journey at 680 News- Toronto's largest talk radio station. Lindsay then moved on to 680 News, where she was an audio editor. She has always loved the idea of living in British Columbia since she was a teenager and was excited to make the to move out to Smithers, BC to branch out her journalism skills. In Lindsay's spare time she is usually relaxing with her two cats and in the warmer months going on hikes with her friends and partner.

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