NEWS RELEASE
Thursday, August 27/2020 – Emerald Park, RM of Edenwold, Saskatchewan.

The RM of Edenwold has successfully worked together with 10 other area municipali=es to adopt a comprehensive
rideshare policy.

Rideshare allows travellers the ability to request on-demand transporta=on. Anyone can request a ride,
increasing access to employment areas, medical appointments, shopping trips, family visits, and special events. It
is par=cularly important to residents and businesses in rural areas needing transporta=on op=ons.
Informed by research and working with their 10 ini=al partnering municipali=es, the RM has adopted a
rideshare bylaw that allows rideshare companies to quickly get a license and begin opera=ng within the region.
This reduces administra=ve hurdles for interested companies and allows residents to quickly gain access to new
transportion options.

“We are glad to be working with the RM on this project,” says Walter Botkin, Mayor of Grand Coulee. “It
gives us the opportunity to help our residents, ensuring we can help get people where they need to go, helping
eliminate drunk driving by crea=ng safe op=ons and opening up our community to more opportunies"

"To maximize the benefits across the region, we wanted to make it easy for our neighbours to accommodate
rideshare,” explains RM of Edenwold Manager of Planning and Development, Jana Jedlic. “Under the
provincial rules, each municipality can set up our own permiSng processes and regula=ons. We recognized that
this might be a lot of red tape for a company wan=ng to operate in a number of municipali=es, so we worked
with our regional partners to streamline the process. Our new bylaws allow for a major expansion to the
rideshare network across the Regina region.”

The RM of Edenwold led this ini=a=ve because the RM is home to a large and diverse business sector,
employing thousands. This transporta=on op=on helps business owners get employees to work.
“We have been talking to Uber and are looking forward to having rideshare services available soon especially
for local businesses. This will be a reliable way for employees to get to their workplaces,” says Councillor
Stan Capnerhurst. “It will also create opportuni=es for our residents looking to get into the city or other communiies quickly and easily.”

“Rideshare in the community will be great! It will help to promote a safe way to travel to and from the
city. It adds another op=on. It will also be helpful to our employees. There are =mes when people just need an
alternate way to get somewhere” says Kevin Rossler, President of the White City/Emerald Park Business Association. “With this program, employees will have another option.”

The ten partner municipalies include: Lumsden, RM of Lumsden, Grand Coulee, Pense, RM of Pense,
Pilot Bu[e, Balgonie, Belle Plaine, Buena Vista and the RM of Lajord.

Municipal leaders looking for more informa=on on the program can contact the RM of Edenwold office
at 306-771-2522.

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For media queries contact:
Jana Jedlic - Manager Planning and
Development
RM of Edenwold
306-771-2033

Sandra Wakeford - Administrator
Town of Grand Coulee
306-352-8694

Erwin Beitel – Reeve
RM of Lajord
306-586-3452

https://rmlajord.ca/pub/rm158-news-relase---rideshare-program.pdf