Dec 15, 2008
Mississauga Transit invites people to ride its service for free on New Year's Eve from 7
p.m. until 4 a.m. on New Year's Day.
"Passengers can enjoy a safe and environmentally-responsible ride to and from events using
our service," said director of Mississauga Transit Geoff Marinoff. "Let us do the
driving on this festive occasion."
Mississauga Transit is sponsoring the free service on all routes from 7 p.m. on December 31,
2008 until 4 a.m. on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2009, and running extended-hour service on many
routes so that buses will depart from local malls and GO stations after midnight.
The extended-hour service listing and Mississauga Transit's holiday service levels from
Wednesday, December 24, 2008 to Friday, January 2, 2009 are available in the latest issue of In
Transit on www.mississaugatransit.com.
CBS Outdoor, Mississauga Transit's onboard and bus shelter advertising contractor, is assisting
with the Ride Free New Year's Eve service promotion.
Travellers can find customized route and schedule information by:
• visiting www.mississaugatransit.com and using Click n' Ride, the online trip planner
• calling Citylink, the 24-hour automated information system, at 905-615-4BUS (4287) and
entering a four-digit bus stop number for the scheduled bus departure times at that stop for
any day of the week
• calling 905-615-INFO (4636) for customer information
Mississauga is Canada's sixth largest city with a population of more than 700,000. With
well-established infrastructure and state of the art facilities, the City is considered to be
an employer of choice, delivering quality municipal programs and services to its citizens.
Mississauga is a dynamic, diverse and progressive municipality, known for its economic strength
and for being Canada's safest city.
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Media Contact:
Catherine Monast
Team Leader Media/External Communications
905-615-3200-5046
catherine.monast@mississauga.ca
TTY: 905-896-5151
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