Wednesday, June 8, is Clean Air Day, and the City of Prince George and BC Transit are offering free fares all day long to help everyone to make an environmentally-friendly transportation choice.
The Government of Canada proclaimed Clean Air Day in 1999 as part of Canadian Environment Week (the first week of June). The aim is to raise awareness about air quality and climate change, and to inspire people to decrease their individual greenhouse gas emissions. An easy way to do this is to encourage everyone to choose sustainable transportation alternatives—such as walking, biking or taking the bus.
On May 24, BC Transit announced that the first series of electric buses and charging equipment will be coming to the organization as part of the goal to transition to an entirely electric fleet by 2040. Electric Buses have many advantages — most importantly they use B.C.’s readily available renewable electricity, resulting in nearly zero emissions from operations. A potential of 500 heavy-duty buses are expected to be replaced in the next 10 years.
For more information about schedules, routes and service changes in Prince George, please visitbctransit.com/prince-george.