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The municipal service board that governs Niagara Transit, with a voice for every municipality in the region.

Regional Council established the Niagara Transit Commission as a municipal service board under By-law 2022-38, passed on May 26, 2022, in accordance with the Municipal Act.

The Commission’s role is to bring the region’s formerly separate local transit systems together into one organization responsible for public transit across Niagara. Its membership includes regional and local municipal councillors, so every municipality has a voice in how transit is planned and delivered.

Established
May 26, 2022

By-law
2022-38

Type
Municipal service board

Authority
Municipal Act

The Commission is made up of regional and local municipal councillors representing communities across Niagara.

Fort Erie

Wayne Redekop
Mayor

Grimsby

Reg Freake
Municipal Councillor

Lincoln

J. D. Pachereva
Municipal Councillor

Niagara Falls

Joyce Morocco
Municipal Councillor

Niagara Falls

Vacant
Seat currently vacant

Niagara-on-the-Lake

Maria Mavridis
Municipal Councillor

Pelham

Wayne Olson
Municipal Councillor

Port Colborne

Eric Beauregard
Municipal Councillor

St. Catharines

Dawn Dodge
Municipal Councillor

St. Catharines

Caleb Ratzlaff
Municipal Councillor

St. Catharines

Mathew Siscoe
Mayor

Thorold

Anthony Longo
Municipal Councillor

Wainfleet

Brian Grant
Mayor

Welland

Vacant
Seat currently vacant

West Lincoln

William Reilly
Municipal Councillor

Ex officio members

  • Niagara Regional Chair
  • Chief Administrative Officer, Niagara Region

Annual reports and budget submissions from Niagara Transit.

2026 Federal Pre-Budget Submission

2026 Provincial Pre-Budget Submission

General Manager's 2025 Annual Report

General Manager's 2024 Annual Report

Commission meetings are open to the public. Agendas, minutes, and meeting schedules are published through the Region’s eScribe portal.

Niagara Transit Commission meeting portal

View upcoming meetings, agendas and past minutes on the eScribe meeting portal.

Founding documents

Establishing Niagara Transit as a municipal service board, and transfer of municipal transit assets

CSD 19-2022 · May 26, 2022 · PDF

Creation of a Consolidated Transit Commission

PW 55-2021 · Nov. 25, 2021 · PDF

Initial Transition Activities and Next Steps

PW 15-2022 · March 24, 2022 · PDF

Niagara Transit, Special Levy

NTC-C 5-2022 · November 8, 2022 · PDF
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