The Municipality of Chatham-Kent is joining several other Ontario communities in trying to reduce emissions from public transit.
The federal government is investing $841,971 in eight projects through the Zero Emission Transit Fund, including Chatham-Kent, Windsor, Collingwood, and Kingston.
The fund aims to help communities transition to zero emission transit and school buses to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to Canada’s net-zero emissions targets.
Chatham-Kent has been given $100,372 in ZETF funding and is chipping in just over $25,000 of its own to develop a transit fleet electrification transition plan, which will inform the procurement of electric buses and charging infrastructure.
Officials say the project will result in a comprehensive report that guides investments and decision making for a zero emission transit fleet.