Paratransit – Abitibi-Témiscamingue

In Abitibi-Témiscamingue where the main town is Rouyn-Noranda, paratransit service is offered by an independent company, Transport adapté les Intrépides Inc. It receives 75% of its funding from the Ministère des Transports, 20% from the town of Rouyn-Noranda and 5% from transportation users.  The areas covered by the paratransit service are the former municipalities of Rouyn-Noranda, Lac-Dufault, Beaudry, Granada, and Évain, as well as part of Arntfield, Bellecombe, McWatters and D’Alembert. Eligibility criteria are those established by the Ministère des Transports as well as filling out the application form.  Paratransit service is offered according to the following priorities:  work, school, medical care, and lastly any other reason.

Reservations are made by phone from Monday to Friday, between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. and between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.; reservations must be booked at least 24 hours before the planned pick-up. Users who encounter an unforeseen change of plans and must cancel an outing are required to call the transportation office and notify the dispatcher at least an hour in advance; if not, users will have to pay for the transportation even though they did not use it. Service is offered from Monday to Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Rates are established according to the zones the users live in. Zones are defined by the sections of the region.  For an overview of the zones and sections, visit the City of Rouyn-Noranda’s website.

Users who reside in a municipality not covered by Transport adapté les Intrépides Inc. can use services from the following list: 

• Taxi 24
  1324, 4^e Avenue
  Val-d’Or (Québec)  J9P 1K5
  (819) 874-2424
• Regroupement des usagers du transport adapté de Val-d’Or (RUTAV)
  494, 7e Avenue
  Val-d’Or (Québec)  J9P 6A7
  (819) 825-8639
• Taxi Val d’Or
  730, 4^e Avenue
  Val d’Or (Québec)  J9P 1J2
  (819) 825-2211
• Taxi S. Depont
  109, rue Saulnier
  La Sarre (Québec)  J9Z 3M5
  (819) 333-7444
• Transport Clément Bégin
  200, rue du Parc Industriel
  Sainte-Germaine-Boulé (Québec)  J0Z 3C0
  (819) 787-6154
• Transport adapté Ginette Tanguay
  835, chemin de la Plage Petitclerc
  Clerval (Québec)  J0Z 1R0
  (819) 339-2220
• Transport adapté du Témiscamingue
  3, rue Industrielle
  Ville-Marie (Québec)  J0Z 3W0
  (819) 629-3332
• Transport adapté de Malartic La Calèche d’or
  851, avenue des Pins, Case postale 489
  Malartic (Québec)  J0Y 1Z0
  (819) 757-3253
• Transport adapté d’Amos
  182, 1ère Rue Est
  Amos (Québec)  J9T 2P7
  819 727-1500