CORNWALL, P.E.I. - The Town of Cornwall is looking at adding more bus runs in order to improve the municipality’s transit service.
Coun. Peter Meggs told council during Wednesday’s monthly meeting that the town has talked to Trius Transit president Mike Cassidy about the cost of extra morning, evening and Saturday runs.
“Of course, the possibilities require more funding,” said Meggs.
Coun. Jill MacIsaac raised the issue when she said a resident approached her about the difficulties UPEI students who live in Cornwall have using the existing runs.
Meggs said it seems Trius is aware Cornwall would be happy having more bus runs.
“Whether that’s off in the distant future or the near future, I’m not sure,” he said.
Other councillors seemed to agree with looking into the possibilities for further runs.
Mayor Minerva McCourt said she keeps hearing that people want more runs and questioned whether something less costly could be worked out.
“I would think as a partner there should be some way it could be worked out that it wouldn’t be so costly, just to at least take a look at and try and see,” she said.
Cornwall CAO Kevin Coady told council he expects Cassidy will provide pricing for further runs soon.
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