Our mission Our mission Transcollines’ mission is to ensure the sustainable mobility of people on the territory of the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais and to contribute to its development in rural Outaouais. We rely on public transit as a vector for the development of local communities and for improving the quality of life of the families and citizens of these territories. Our vision We aim to develop a quality passenger transport service that meets the needs and expectations of our users while significantly promoting other forms of sustainable mobility throughout our territory. Our users are and will always be at the centre of our decisions. Contributing to improving the quality of life and the development of communities in the rural Outaouais region is a daily concern for Transcollines. Our values Our mission is based on the following two main values: A quality and local service, close to users and rooted in its environment. Mobility as a lever for the sustainable development of local communities.We form a team with our partners and our employees to embody these values daily, within our services and with our users. Our History Providing transportation services for individuals in Les Collines-de-l‘Outaouais has always been considered an essential service that is also an important tool for the further development of our local communities. Transcollines is the result of concerted efforts on the part of community stakeholders who, over the years, were brave enough to create innovative solutions to address our mobility problems. 2002 + The Ministry of Transport of Quebec (MTQ) created a program to facilitate public transit in rural areas. This marked the beginning of several public transit corporations, including Corporation de Transport Collectif des Collines (CTCC), which were established on 8 October 2002. 2005 + La Pêche municipality joined together with different industry partners to create the first paratransit agency in the MRC de Les Collines-de-l’Outaouais. Therefore, Société de Transport de La Pêche (STL) was founded on 15 April 2005 and became the representative organization of the municipality, offering paratransit services for the area. 2008 + The boards of the CTCC and the STL reached an agreement to hire an Executive Director to act jointly for the two organizations. According to this agreement, under the new joint management, the two organizations joined forces with a vision to launch the concept of a single ticketing system in regards to the transportation of individuals in the MRC de Les Collines-de-l’Outaouais, under the name Transports Adaptés et Collectifs des Collines. At this time, Transports Adaptés et Collectifs des Collines offers a paratransit transportation service on the entire territory of the MRC des Collines and a paratransit service on the territory of the municipality of La Pêche only. 2011 + After several months of work, and still guided by a cooperative spirit focused on citizens’ needs, the paratransit service was officially launched on 2 February 2011 at a press conference held at the Chalet Parc Thibault in Val-des-Monts. 2015 + With the creation of a new public transit service, which is redeploying under the name of Transcollines, 2015 marked an important milestone in the history of sustainable mobility for people in the Les Collines-de-l’Outaouais territory. But above all, it is the beginning of a new public transit service that enhances what is offered in Cantley and Chelsea and now also extends to La Pêche and Val-des-Monts! The local communities of the Collines-de-l’Outaouais now have access to an essential service that is also an important tool for the development. 2016 + As of January 2016, Trancollines takes over the management of the intercity transport service linking L’Isle-aux-Allumettes to Ottawa, therefore initiating a fruitful collaboration with the municipality of Pontiac and the MRC of Pontiac. 2021 + In January 2021, the public transit network expanded with the creation of route 910 in the Pontiac territory! This reorganization of the old intercity line has considerably reduced the cost of the monthly pass for Pontiac users, full integration with the STO and improved service for secondary and post-secondary students. Work is underway to extend public transit service to the MRCs of Papineau and Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, therefore reaching the entire rural Outaouais. 2021 also marks the arrival of a long-awaited evening and weekend service.