More money to cover transportation losses

More provincial money is on the way to help Hamilton cope with the significant financial impacts of the pandemic on the HSR.  The Ford government has announced an additional 16-million, 800-thousand dollars in money to keep the service operating despite a 90 percent drop in ridership since the pandemic began. The new money for Hamilton is in addition to two-billion dollars earmarked to help local transit in municipalities across Ontario.  With 150-million dollars in new provincial funding, there is now 650-million available to municipalities.  The provincial government hopes the federal government will match this additional funding.