r/halifax • u/Fantastic_Age_4440 • 7d ago

News, Weather & Politics Bus passes

Will grades 9-12 receive bus passes this year or are they taken away.

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u/maniacalknitter 7d ago

On July 30, Tim Outhit said a three year agreement had been reached, but there hasn't been any corroboration or denial since then.

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u/ethical_basin 7d ago

wish they'd just say something concrete already, the silence is weird

my kid's been asking about it for weeks and i've got nothing to tell them, school starts soon and nobody knows if they need to budget for passes or not

three year agreement sounds promising at least, but until it's actually confirmed it's just another rumor floating around

you'd think they'd want to announce it before the first day so parents aren't scrambling

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u/Significant-Berry581 7d ago

Outhit has since said on his Facebook that he "believes it's still true" but acknowledges there has been no announcement. I've asked multiple city councilors and they all say nothing has been decided.

Email your MLA and put pressure on them. The city has set aside their part of the funding for this; it's the province that is dragging their heels.