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, January 1, 2010.

"Welcoming passengers onto our transit system as they celebrate the arrival of the New Year contributes to community safety and gives many people a reliable and safe way to travel to and from their destinations for free," said director of Mississauga Transit Geoff Marinoff.

"For those traveling home after midnight, we're providing extended evening service on routes that depart from local GO Stations, the Islington Subway Station and other convenient connection points so it's easy to choose our environmentally-responsible service and experience the value we deliver," explained Marinoff.

The extended-evening service listing, as well as Mississauga Transit's holiday service levels from Monday, December 21, 2009 to Sunday, January 3, 2010, are available in the latest issue of In Transit on www.mississaugatransit.com.

Mississauga Transit is sponsoring the Ride Free on New Year's Eve service, and CBS Outdoor, Mississauga Transit's onboard and bus shelter advertising contractor, is assisting with the 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

As Canada's sixth largest city, Mississauga is home to 730,000 residents and 55,000 businesses, including 61 Fortune 500 companies with Canadian head offices or major divisional head offices. A diverse, progressive and award-winning municipality located on the shores of Lake Ontario in the heart of the Greater Toronto Area, Mississauga is one of Greater Toronto's Top 90 Employers for 2010. Enhancing its citizens' quality of life by providing superior services, revitalizing its infrastructure and conserving the environment, Mississauga is committed to innovation, operational excellence and fiscal responsibility which is reflected in its motto: "Leading Today for Tomorrow."

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