Transit may be on streets of Pincher Creek by fall
PINCHER CREEK – A transit system isn’t something you normally see in a community of 3,600.
But Pincher Creek, approximately 100 km west of Lethbridge, hopes to have a bus running a regular route around the community as soon as this fall. The town is accessing just over $300,000 in government funding, to cover two-thirds of the start-up costs for a transportation system.
“Our retail area in town has basically moved now from the downtown core to the north hill,” Mayor Don Anderberg said, “which puts a lot of pressure on people that don’t have adequate transportation, and seniors, to get their basic needs such as groceries.” He said another need involves transportation for medical appointments in Lethbridge.
Anderberg explained transit was one of the proposals to come out of a regional study in 2010. The town is also trying to address a need for school busing within the community.