Communication #1
January 25, 2023
4th Report Accessible Public Transit Service Advisory Committee Tuesday November 15, 2022
Virtual Meeting during the COVID-19 Emergency
Those present were: B. Quesnel – Chair
- Rinn – Vice Chair
- Boateng
- Campbell
- Harrison
- Whatmore
- Oster
- Pearson
Also present were: K. Paleczny – General Manager
- Wilson – Director of Operations
- Roy – Secretary
- Standish – Interpreter
Absent with regret was: D. Capton
At the November 15, 2022 meeting, the Accessible Public Transit Service Advisory Committee:
- With regard to the Policy Re: Pets on Public Transit report, copy attached, RECOMMENDED the following amendment to the LTC Service Animal Policy:
Replace “Pets are not permitted on-board LTC buses.”
With “Small domestic pets can be transported on London’s public transit services only if they are in an enclosed pet-purpose cage/carrier that can either be held on the lap of the rider or fit under the seat/at their feet where they sit/stand.”
Definitions Small domestic pet – generally defined as a mammal or bird (i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits) that can be transported in a pet-purpose carrier. Excludes all exotic pets (i.e. snakes, lizards)
and NOTED and FILED the following:
Caroline Roy,
Secretary, Accessible Public Transit Service Advisory Committee