A New Partnership Between Metrolinx and Two Indigenous Communities Southwest of Hamilton Will Bring Go Transit Service of the Grand River and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation (MCFN) Next Month.
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Starting on April 5, The Two First Nations Will Be Connected To The Brantford-Burlington Go Bus Route 15 via the Brantford Bus Terminal, with Three Daily Trips in Each Direction.
The Bus will stop at New Credit Variety and Gas Bar on Highway 6, 50 Generations Dr. and the Six Nations Sports and Cultural Memorial Center on Fourth Line, Along with Stops on Sour Springs Road at Chiefswood Road and Mohawk Road.
From Brantford, Riders can continue on to McMaster University and Catch the Go Train from Aldershot Station.
Local Leaders Praised What Metrolinx Said is the First Time the Agency Has Extended Bus Service to a First Nations Community.
“I Am Beyond Threlled to Know that for the very First Time in the History of Our Community, we have access to public transportation,” Six nations Chief Sherri-Lyn Hill Said in a press release.
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“The Go Bus, Operated by Metrolinx, will provide New Opportunities for our Members to Visit Families and Friends within our communities and access the city of Brantford and beyond. We are grateful to everyone who has made this incredible possible.”
McFN Chief Claire SAULT is excited for band Members to More Easily Get to Essential Services and have more options for work, School and Recreation.
“I’m so happy that our Members will finully have access to public transit with the expansion of the go bus route 15, to go back and fortth to the cities within our territory,” Sault Said.
“Our first nation Members will be able to wait more of the community events we offered and more importantly, to visit and remain connected to the first nation.”
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In a stattement, Metrolinx Said Providing A Transit Link to McFn and Six Nations – Canada’s Most Populous Reserve – is “part of the transit agency’s dedication to collaboration and partnership with first nations on improving transportation.”
The Full Scheduule and Details about the New Bus Service Will Be Aviet AS OF MARCH 19 AT GOTRANSIT.COM.
Six nations will host an information session for band Members on March 25, while mcfn is planning an online session on March 31.
JP Antonacci is a local journalism initiative reporter based at the hamilton spectator. The Initiative is Funded by the Government of Canada.
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