Victoria, British Columbia, Canada - March 21, 2005 - Carmanah Technologies Corporation (TSX Venture: CMH) is pleased to announce that the Company has received contracts in the amount of $279,000 to supply four US transportation authorities and municipalities on the west coast with i-SHELTER (TM) solar LED shelter lighting systems and i-STOP (TM) solar LED transit stops.
According to the California Center for Innovative Transportation (CCIT), in any given year there are nearly 29,000 transit crime incidents reported in the United States, and because the majority of these crimes happen at night, illuminating transit shelters and stops works to discourage many of the common crimes associated with public transport.
"The safety of transit passengers is a primary concern for every member of the transit industry," states Art Aylesworth, Carmanah's CEO.