WHEREAS The #2 GRT bus route is a route that many residents in the Forest Heights, Forest Hills, Stirling and Stanley Park neighbourhoods rely on to get to school (3 high schools), to medical appointments, and affordable grocery stores;
AND WHEREAS there are many vulnerable populations that use this route such as: low income, seniors, youth, and those with cognitive and physical disabilities;
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Regional Council direct staff to continue with planned public information sessions, explore alternatives to mitigate the closure of route #2, and report back to Council on these alternatives in June 2023.