Transit Advisory Committee

The Transit Advisory Committee is governed by Chapter 115 of the City of Orillia Municipal Code. 

The purpose of the Transit Advisory Committee is:

• To act as an advisory body to Council on all matters dealing with public transit
• To make recommendations/comments on matters relating to bus service, route modification/extension/deletion, bus shelter location, bus service hours, fare structure, and trial bus services
• To meet with community groups or persons as deemed necessary to assist in the completion of reports or recommendations
• To consider and make recommendations to Council as to the direction of special projects
• To research and report on specific matters referred to the Committee by Council

The Transit Advisory Committee shall be composed of eleven (11) members as follows:

• four members of Council; one from each ward,
• two citizen representatives,
• two representatives from Georgian College:  one staff representative and one student representative as nominated by the Georgian College Student Council (subject to the existence of a universal transit pass agreement),
• two representatives from Lakehead University:  one staff representative and one student representative as nominated by the Lakehead University Student Union (subject to the existence of a universal transit pass agreement),
• one representative nominated by the Downtown Orillia Management Board.

Note: The Transit Advisory Committee is currently composed of 10 members as Georgian College and its Students' Administrative Council for Orillia have not opted for a universal transit pass agreement with the City.

September 21, 2021

January 18, 2022

February 15, 2022

March 15, 2022

April 19, 2022

January 17, 2023 - DRAFT Minutes 

The Transit Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet on the second (2nd) Wednesday of every second month (February, April, June, August, October, December) at 11:00 a.m. in the Orillia City Centre.

Contact:  Jeff Hunter, Manager of Construction and Transit: 705-325-2213