Windsor city council agrees to LaSalle transit partnership

Windsor city councillorswere once again talking regional transit Monday as they gleefully approved a deal that will connect the city's bus operations to the Town of LaSalle.

Mayor Drew Dilkenshopes the new system can serve as a successful example that may eventually stretch to other communities in Essex County.

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"We think it just makes more sense to scale up an existing system that's already very large and operational and now the benefit is to the residents of the Town of LaSalle who get to enjoy that experience," he said. "I hope this is just the start of regional transit."

In the deal,LaSallewill buy two buses from Transit Windsor. Both buses will travel from St.ClairCollege through the town's mainbusiness district, to theVollmerCentre and Front Road, eventually connecting to Windsor's system.

LaSalle Mayor Ken Antayahas been eager to establish a transit system that connects to Windsor. Bus service is just some of the features people look for when relocating to a community, he explained back in March when his council approved the deal.

"I am really excited about this," he said at the time.