OC Transpo orginally proposed a price increase of 2.5% for the U-Pass. Since it is too late in the year to hold another referendum to accept a price increase, the City of Ottawa's interim transit commission agreed to freeze the price of the U-Pass at $145 for another year.
Read the story in the Ottawa Citizen and the Metro.
More information about the U-Pass is available at http://www.u-passottawa.ca/ and on OC Transpo's website.
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25 February 2011
20 July 2010
New U-Pass Update/FAQ links
For English, follow links below and toggle "English" on OC Transpo site.
Note that this does not affect part-time grad students.
Bonne journée,
Céline
Pour suivre les derniers développements sur l'utilisation du laissez-passer universel (UPASS)d'autobus avec OC Transpo:
Détails de l'entente:
http://www.octranspo1.com/tarifs/laissez_passer_universel_u-pass
FAQ:
http://www.octranspo1.com/tarifs/u-pass_foire_aux_questions_uottawa
Note that this does not affect part-time grad students.
Bonne journée,
Céline
Pour suivre les derniers développements sur l'utilisation du laissez-passer universel (UPASS)d'autobus avec OC Transpo:
Détails de l'entente:
http://www.octranspo1.com/tarifs/laissez_passer_universel_u-pass
FAQ:
http://www.octranspo1.com/tarifs/u-pass_foire_aux_questions_uottawa
19 March 2010
U-Pass vote results
Comme certains l'auront bien remarqué, le vote est fermé et compté.
The results are in, the UofO graduate community has voted on March 16, 17, 18, on the referendum question addressing whether or not they wanted a 145$ student U-Pass incorporated into their tuition fees.
Oui/Yes: 210
Non/No: 148
The results are in, the UofO graduate community has voted on March 16, 17, 18, on the referendum question addressing whether or not they wanted a 145$ student U-Pass incorporated into their tuition fees.
Oui/Yes: 210
Non/No: 148
03 March 2010
OC Transpo student bus pass REFERENDUM
I am certainly not the only one who has recently received an e-mail regarding upcoming GSAED elections in March, but I would like to take a moment to remind everyone that there will be an important referendum question during this upcoming GSAED election on the main campus.
While I find it hard to motivate myself to go to the main campus to vote, I think it will be important to speak out about how we feel about having imposed OCTranspo bus passes included in tuition fees. This motion has already been voted on and passed for undergrads at UOttawa and Careleton University. This will be particularly important to those doing a second full-time year in 2010-2011 (even coop students who still pay full-time fees for the 4 classes they will replace with coop)
http://ottawa.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100213/OTT_bus_pass_100213/20100213/?hub=OttawaHome
As graduate students may reflect different needs and be at a different point in their life than undergraduate students, I think it is oh so much more controversial for us to address this.
Don't forget to vote on March 16th, 17th and 18th.
For those interested, GSAED will be holding a debate and information session on Monday March 8th at 4pm at the Terminus (2nd floor of the University Centre, behind Tim Horton's) where one can ask questions to the candidates and the campaign leaders for referendum questions as well.
Céline.
While I find it hard to motivate myself to go to the main campus to vote, I think it will be important to speak out about how we feel about having imposed OCTranspo bus passes included in tuition fees. This motion has already been voted on and passed for undergrads at UOttawa and Careleton University. This will be particularly important to those doing a second full-time year in 2010-2011 (even coop students who still pay full-time fees for the 4 classes they will replace with coop)
http://ottawa.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100213/OTT_bus_pass_100213/20100213/?hub=OttawaHome
As graduate students may reflect different needs and be at a different point in their life than undergraduate students, I think it is oh so much more controversial for us to address this.
Don't forget to vote on March 16th, 17th and 18th.
For those interested, GSAED will be holding a debate and information session on Monday March 8th at 4pm at the Terminus (2nd floor of the University Centre, behind Tim Horton's) where one can ask questions to the candidates and the campaign leaders for referendum questions as well.
Céline.
12 February 2010
OC Transpo student bus pass news
Hey all,
If you use OC Transpo, or not, here is a piece of news in case you've been hiding under a rock.
They would like to include a bus pass fee into tuition so that everyone at Ottawa U. gets a bus pass included in fees. This is controversial, as not everyone wants to be imposed fees for a pass but the bus pass fees would be lower for all/"greater good" through a deal. As well the movement affects Ottawa U and Careleton U students. This said, the student vote has already occurred on the main campus. If you would like to follow this see:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2010/02/12/ott-bus-pass-university-octranspo.html
Céline
If you use OC Transpo, or not, here is a piece of news in case you've been hiding under a rock.
They would like to include a bus pass fee into tuition so that everyone at Ottawa U. gets a bus pass included in fees. This is controversial, as not everyone wants to be imposed fees for a pass but the bus pass fees would be lower for all/"greater good" through a deal. As well the movement affects Ottawa U and Careleton U students. This said, the student vote has already occurred on the main campus. If you would like to follow this see:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2010/02/12/ott-bus-pass-university-octranspo.html
Céline
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