City Council Transportation Committee: On Wednesday, City Council Transportation Committee voted unanimously to support the three-year-pilot program to offer the pass, which normally costs $89, to low-income residents, new immigrants and refugees. , according to CBC. It provides all sorts of socio-economic benefits and will improve the lives of thousands of people in the city of Edmonton, and that will improve the city itself, he said. A proposal to offer a $35 monthly transit pass to people with low incomes is being welcomed by people who teach English to newcomers in Edmonton. Committee Chair Bruce Robertson said they ve been pushing for the idea for some time.
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