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2007EDU0179-001610

Dec. 13, 2007

Ministry of Education

     

 

87 NEW BUSES FOR B.C. STUDENTS

 


SD

District Name

Number of Buses

Bus Type

Funding

5

Southeast Kootenay

2

84 passenger(1)

24 passenger(1)

$209,300

6

Rocky Mountain

3

84 passenger(1)

72 passenger(2)

$351,000

8

Kootenay Lake

4

72 passenger(4)

$436,000

10

Arrow Lakes

1

72 passenger(1)

$109,000

20

Kootenay-Columbia

2

72 passenger(1)

36 passenger(1)

$215,100

22

Vernon

8

72 passenger(6)

24 passenger(1)

48 passenger(1)

$830,800

23

Central Okanagan

4

84 passenger(1)

72 passenger(2)

36 passenger(1)

$457,100

27

Cariboo-Chilcotin

3

84 passenger(3)

$399,000

28

Quesnel

2

72 pass. Hybrid

24 passenger(1)

$296,300

33

Chilliwack

2

72 pass. Hybrid

84 passenger(1)

$351,000

34

Abbotsford

3

72 pass. Hybrid

72 passenger(2)

$434,000

35

Langley

1

72 passenger(1)

$107,000

36

Surrey

2

72 passenger(2)

$214,000

47

Powell River

1

84 passenger(1)

$133,000

48

Howe Sound

5

84 passenger(5)

$665,000

53

Okanagan-Similkameen

1

84 passenger(1)

$133,000

54

Bulkley Valley

3

72 passenger(3)

$327,000

58

Nicola- Similkameen

1

72 passenger(1)

$109,000

59

Peace River South

4

66 passenger(2)

72 passenger(2)

$427,4000

60

Peace River North

4

54 passenger(1)

84 passenger(3)

$501,300

62

Sooke

2

84 passenger(2)

$262,000

63

Saanich

3

84 passenger(3)

$393,000

67

Okanagan Skaha

1

72 passenger(1)

$109,000

68

Nanaimo-Ladysmith

2

42 passenger(1)

84 passenger(1)

$241,000

69

Qualicum

1

84 passenger(1)

$133,000

73

Kamloops-Thompson

8

72 passenger(1)

78 passenger(1)

84 passenger(6)

$1,127.000

74

Gold Trail

2

72 passenger(2)

$218,000

75

Mission

1

84 passenger

$133,000

78

Fraser-Cascade

1

72 passenger(1)

$109,000

79

Cowichan Valley

2

84 passenger(1)

$262,000

83

N. Okanagan Shuswap

5

72 passenger(5)

$545,000

84

Vancouver Island West

1

36 passenger(1)

$98,600

91

Nechako Lakes

1

48 passenger

$108,000

92

Nisga’a

1

72 passenger

$109,000

 

 

 

Total

$10,552,900

 

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Media

contact:

Lara Perzoff

Ministry of Education

250 356-5963

250 920-9040 (cell)

 

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