Eligible junior high and high school students across Halifax Regional Municipality will be able to ride public transit for free after the provincial government and municipality came to an agreement to continue its Student Transit Pass Program.
After months of uncertainty following the province’s decision to cut funding to the program, it was announced Wednesday — the day before the school year began — that students in grades 7 to 12 will once again receive the passes.
According to the municipality, the Halifax Regional Centre for Education will hand out transit passes for students attending five Halifax schools where public transit is “more…
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