Manitoba news: Ottawa, Manitoba investing in zero-emission bus construction [Video]

The federal and provincial governments are investing in a facility in Winnipeg to help build zero-emission buses in Canada.

Premier Wab Kinew, along with federal Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal, announced investments in New Flyer totaling $38.4 million, of that, $23.4 million will be coming from the province, while $15 million will come from Ottawa.

“The investment we’re making today is about putting a Made in Canada stamp on the low-carbon economy,” Kinew said.

The investment will be used to expand production capacity at New Flyer, and create 250 direct jobs in Winnipeg, and hundreds of indirect jobs, according to a news release. It will also fully build zero-emission buses in Winnipeg, rather than having to finish production at other locations.

“The final assembly, the finished product, the bus rolling off the line when it’s ordered by Winnipeg Transit, or TTC, or all these other transit organizations across the country, …