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School District No. 27 will receive $1.7 million in funding for the purchase of sixteen new school buses as part of a $14 million investment announced today.

The Government has invested $14 million for 125 new buses across the province. These new clean diesel buses reduce exhaust particulate emissions by 90 per cent compared to the previous 1994 standard.  The buses also obtain 30 to 60 per cent better mileage than gasoline-fuelled buses, consequently providing longer service.  Currently there are approximately 1,200 buses owned and operated by school districts and another 600 buses operated by bus companies under contract.

Districts will receive buses with wheelchair lifts where required.

“It’s important for school districts to have enough school buses to meet their needs, and these sixteen new buses, with better mileage and fewer emissions, will help get more kids to school comfortably, safely and on time in our school district”, says Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Donna Barnett.

In order to qualify for replacement, a bus needs to be on a regular route to school, and have met or exceeded the following criteria regarding age and kilometrage:

78-84 Passenger         15 years or 4 00,000 km

24-72 Passenger         12 years or 325,000 km

Minibus                        10 years or 250,000 km

All BC public sector organizations are required to publicly report on their emissions levels, on the actions they have taken to reduce these levels, and their plans to minimize emissions. School districts do not pay carbon offsets on school bus emissions.

 

 

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