Medicine Hat, Alberta, August 26, 2024 — Communities throughout the country are adopting strategies to minimize greenhouse gas emissions, including lowering carbon emissions from public transit systems.

Today, the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Aaron Nelson, Acting Director of Community Development with the City of Medicine Hat, and Josipa Petrunic, President and CEO of the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC), announced a combined investment of $198,116 for the development of a strategy to transition to zero emission public transit buses in Medicine Hat. 

This investment will support the City of Medicine Hat in examining the economic feasibility and the technological, and environmental considerations for fleet electrification, while also identifying and planning for risks and key barriers.

By investing in zero emission public transit systems, the Government of Canada is supporting clean and affordable transportation, while growing our country’s economy, and improving the lives of Canadians.