OC Transpo to raise fares on Canada Day
Happy Birthday, Canada: I hope you like a nice kick in the junk. According to news reports, OC Transpo has decided that our nation’s birthday would be the perfect time to raise fares for most of their services.
Starting July 1, here are some of the fare changes you can expect from O-Town’s illustrious transit service:
- Monthly Adult Passes will be $84.75
- Monthly Adult Express Pass will be $106.00
- Bus tickets will rise from $1.00 to $1.15
- O-Train tickets will now be $2.50
According to the Ottawa transit committee, the fare hikes are necessary to cover the cost of fuel and labour, as well as expanding the city’s transit service. You know, stuff like the never-to-be-built O-Train expansion to Barrhaven, the proposed downtown “subway” and of course the transit strike that happened last winter.
Geez, I don’t even live there yet and I’m already raggin’ on the transit company. Still, all things considered, OC Transpo is better in many ways than the Toronto Transit Commission.
The good news, if you can call it that, is that on Canada Day, all service after 10PM will be free to riders so that they can enjoy the festiviies in the Capital and get home safe.
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They also re-elected André Cornellier (asshole!) as head of their union. :p
hannah78
July 2, 2009 at 12:41 pm
It’s amazing what people with power can screw up in such a short period of time.
Chris
July 14, 2009 at 11:41 am
they say its for gas and labour, really its to recoop money they lost from the bullshit strike
Jobthingy
July 5, 2009 at 8:06 pm
In cases such as that, OC Transpo is as bad as the TTC. Not to mention selfish. I think I like the idea of the OC Transpo more than the actual company itself.
Chris
July 14, 2009 at 11:42 am
I just moved from Toronto (after 20 years there) to Ottawa 3 weeks ago. For now, will take OC Transpo over TTC any day. We’ll see how it works in winter. TTC promises no fare hikes, then threatens a hike every month for no good reason. They had a “wild strike” – people just found subway stations closed in the morning – not a word of explanation. Subway is bursting at the seams…oh well, I’ll stop ranting, I live in Ottawa now!
Maya
July 17, 2009 at 6:42 pm
Hi Maya,
Glad to see another Toronto person landing in Ottawa. I should have made you my case study to see how you like it before I agreed to move there myself. LOL
It will be interesting to compare notes as we both get used to a new town. Thanks for reading!
Chris
July 21, 2009 at 4:02 pm