The city has two new parabuses, and yesterday they were displayed to the public and media on a tour.
MP Anthony Rota and Mayor Al McDonald were a taken on a tour of the city to see new federally-funded improvements to 12 bus shelters that included a tour of the public works yard.
The vehicles cost $115,000 a piece.
Transit Manager Remi Renaud says there are still things to do.
"For example, passenger counters on the buses," Renaud told CKAT. "What that will do is count passengers as they board the bus and as they alight the bus, so we'll get accurate factual data on the usage at particular bus stops and ultimately the route itself so we can make more informed decisions on a route change or if want to do an adjustment to the bus stop."
Also in the works are onboard surveillance cameras for the safety of passengers and bus drivers, and also for training purposes,
"It's been very exciting since the announcement of the funding," adds Renaud. "We've been able to complete projects that we've had on the table for a while but it allowed us to implement them a little sooner and it gets us up unto the realm of second to none in the transit industry."
Rota was impressed.
"We've seen sidewalks extended, bus shelters to serve the people, better access to them, safety, services where buses are repaired and washed and the whole thing coming together it's gratifying to see what the funding went to."
The 12 new bus shelters are solar powered which will improve safety as passengers wait for their bus.
Earlier this year, North Bay Transit received over $26 million in funding from the two senior levels of government spread out over 10 years.
