GO bus to stop in Six Nations, Mississaugas of the Credit, 1st Metrolinx route to reach First Nations

Desmond Brown · CBC News

· Posted: Mar 18, 2025 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 10 minutes ago

Members of Six Nations of the Grand River and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation are welcoming quality that a GO bus route volition soon make stops successful some First Nations for the archetypal time. 

"I americium beyond thrilled to cognize that for the precise archetypal clip successful the past of our community, we person entree to nationalist transportation," elected Chief Sherri-Lyn Hill of Six Nations of the Grand River said successful a quality merchandise Monday.

"Our First Nation members volition beryllium capable to be much of the assemblage events we connection and much importantly, to sojourn and stay connected to the First Nation," said Claire Sault, elected Chief of Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation (MCFN).

Ontario's proscription agency, Metrolinx, said successful a quality merchandise that starting Saturday, April 5, GO Bus Route 15 — which runs betwixt Brantford and Burlington successful southwestern Ontario — volition beryllium extended to service stops successful Six Nations and MCFN.

"This hold volition people the archetypal clip Metrolinx expands GO autobus work to First Nations and is portion of the transit agency's dedication to collaboration and concern with First Nations connected improving proscription connections," the merchandise reads.  

The bureau said the expanded GO autobus work volition tally 3 trips a time successful each direction, 7 days a week, connecting to Brantford Bus Terminal, McMaster University successful Hamilton and to Lakeshore West GO Train work astatine Aldershot GO Station successful Burlington.

"This work hold volition supply assemblage members with entree to cardinal section and determination services similar health-care appointments, schools, and jobs," Metrolinx said successful the release. "Route 15 connects customers to a much integrated transit web and addresses an important proscription spread with harmless and reliable service."

'Positive impact' expected connected community

The Six Nations and MCFN stops include:

• Sour Springs Road astatine Mohawk Road.
• Sour Springs Road astatine Chiefswood Road.
• Six Nations Sports & Cultural Memorial Centre.
• 50 Generations Drive (Oneida Business Park).
• New Credit Variety & Gas Bar.

In a joint quality release, elected councils of the 2 First Nations said the enlargement represents a important accidental for assemblage members to link with family, entree indispensable services, and question to occupation opportunities crossed the region.

In Six Nations, Hill said the GO autobus volition supply caller opportunities for our members to sojourn families and friends wrong the 2 communities, and entree the City of Brantford and beyond. 

Meanwhile, Sault of MCFN said she's "so happy" assemblage members volition yet person entree to nationalist transit.

"We look guardant to the affirmative interaction this work volition person connected our assemblage members' quality to link with opportunities and indispensable services passim the region," she said.