Good things happen when Niagara works together

Last week was a great week for Niagara. With the announcement of the Canada 2021 Summer Games coming to Niagara and new federal funding for public transit, we are seeing what happens when we all work together towards common goals.

While no one person seeks the credit for all the positive changes happening in Niagara, it is important to recognize individual efforts when their impact has a significant benefit to our common objectives.

In Saturday’s coverage of the $15-million investment in public transit in Niagara, the accompanying photo on the front page should have been St. Catharines MP Chris Bittle and Niagara Centre MP Vance Badawey. The single largest federal investment in public transit for Niagara was the result of their collective efforts in Ottawa and they should have been given the proper recognition.

As both MPs stated at the announcement, the new funding will help purchase new buses, new equipment and improve accessibility. It will help us continue to improve our transit services while we work together as cities to create an integrated transit system for all of Niagara.

On behalf of our community — thank you to MPs Bittle and Badawey for your efforts in securing much needed funds for our public transit system. Walter Sendzik, Mayor of St. Catharines