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i ■ i i I PAGE A10 The Canadian Statesman November 15,2006 www.durhamrcgion.com GO train weekend service to roll through to Oshawa By Erin Hatfield ehatfield@durhamreglon.com DURHAM -- Rolling along with plans to improve transportation in Durham, tire Region hit two milestones Friday. Friday morning, tire GO Transit board approved the extension of its weekend service service through to Oshawa seven days a week. "It makes all the difference in the world," Regional Chairman Roger Anderson said. "It's another tool we needed as part of our transportation system." system." ; ' In addition to the extension of the Lakeshore East weekend train service from Pickering to Oshawa, the board also approved the construction of a new GO Transit station near the south 1 part of the Township of Uxbridge and the northern part of the , Town of Wlritchurch-StoufMlle, on the west side of the York-Dur- ham Boundary Road. These are improvements, according to Mr. Anderson, the Region has. been fighting for four or five years. Prior to Friday's decision, train patrons wishing to travel beyond Pickering Pickering on the weekend had to transfer transfer to a bus as GO trains currently only travel from Union Station to Pickering on the weekends. "People, still, travel in and out of Durham on Saturday and Sunday," Mr. Anderson said, "People still work on Sat- Roger Anderson For more on this story WATCH VIDEO durhamregion .com urday and Sunday. It's going to be so much more convenient for them." Mr. Anderson said tire extended service will attract new riders traveling within Durham Durham Region between Pickering and Oshawa, and for those who are heading west towards Toronto and beyond. "It's important that transportation in and out of Durham is fluid and convenient not only for residents but for employees and employers," Mr. Anderson said. Mr. Anderson, a member of the GO Transit board, said the meeting was about two-and-a-tialf hours and die changes were passed unanimously. Effective Dec. 30, GO Transit weekend riders will be able to take the train from Union Station, as far east as the Oshawa GO station. The extension of the Lakeshore East weekend train service from Pickering to Oshawa will replace the existing bus connection, no longer requiring riders to transfer at the Pickering GO station from a train to a bus, to reach Ajax, Whitby or Oshawa. - "lean see one day when there'll be a GO train station in Goodwood and right into Uxbridge," he said. "It's all good news for Durham." The board authorized the execution execution of a contract for the preliminary design, detailed design and con- ' struction supervision for the new station. "This is incredible news for residents in our northern municipalities," Mr. Anderson said. 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