OTTAWA -- Five projects designed to contribute to a more environmentally friendly transportation system have been selected to receive funding under the final round of the Moving On Sustainable Transportation program (MOST).
The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, today announced that the selected projects will receive funding totalling $110,000. These projects represent a range of initiatives, from promoting safe and walkable neighbourhoods, to collaborating with neighbourhood residents in the design of local transit growth plans.
"Moving On Sustainable Transportation is a great program that provides practical solutions to help Canadians reduce the environmental impacts of transportation," said Minister Cannon.
The following organizations will receive funding under the program: Go For Green, in Ottawa; Green Communities Canada, in Peterborough, Ontario; Toronto Environmental Alliance in Toronto; Carrefour Jeunesse Emploi Saint-Laurent in Saint-Laurent, Quebec; and Ecology Action Centre in Halifax.
Backgrounders with further information on the Moving On Sustainable Transportation program and the selected projects are included.
The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, today announced that the selected projects will receive funding totalling $110,000. These projects represent a range of initiatives, from promoting safe and walkable neighbourhoods, to collaborating with neighbourhood residents in the design of local transit growth plans.
"Moving On Sustainable Transportation is a great program that provides practical solutions to help Canadians reduce the environmental impacts of transportation," said Minister Cannon.
The following organizations will receive funding under the program: Go For Green, in Ottawa; Green Communities Canada, in Peterborough, Ontario; Toronto Environmental Alliance in Toronto; Carrefour Jeunesse Emploi Saint-Laurent in Saint-Laurent, Quebec; and Ecology Action Centre in Halifax.
Backgrounders with further information on the Moving On Sustainable Transportation program and the selected projects are included.