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- ↑ "New Transit Service Coming to New Glasgow and Stellarton". Nova Scotia Government. 9 January 2020.
- ↑ "Pictou County Transit has Launched!". Town of Stellarton. 17 May 2021.
- ↑ Burns, Ray (31 August 2022). "Pictou County Transit upgrades route system". SaltWire Network.
- ↑ "Pictou County residents to benefit from improved public transit infrastructure". Infrastructure Canada. 11 February 2023.
- ↑ Boudrot, Jake (2023-07-06). "CHAD Transit, Pictou County Transit buying new vehicles with provincial funding". The Advocate. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ↑ Capobianco, Angela. "Pictou County Transit aiming to begin expanded service in spring 2024 | SaltWire". www.saltwire.com. Retrieved 2024-02-09.