Courier-Islander May 23, 2012
High school graduation should be the time of their lives. BC Transit
wants to help students celebrate their accomplishments while promoting a
safer, more sustainable way to travel. More than 16,000 graduates
from 18 BC communities, including Campbell River, will receive a
GradPASS - a special pass that allows students to enjoy two days of
free, unlimited travel in the month of June and within their own local
transit system. "BC Transit sends best wishes to all graduates,"
said BC President & CEO Manuel Achadinha. "Our young riders will
shape the future of both public transportation and their communities as a
whole. BC Transit hopes GradPASS helps reinforce our safe and
convenient solution to local transportation." GradPASS was
developed in Vancouver in 1988 through the efforts of the Counterattack
program, BC Transit and local school boards. The program has been
available in Victoria since 1990. Other participating communities in
2012 include Abbotsford, Campbell River, Cranbrook, Kamloops, Kelowna,
Nanaimo, Penticton, Powell River, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Salt
Spring Island, Sechelt, Squamish, Trail, Vernon and Whistler. GradPASS is user-friendly - students simply scratch off their chosen two days and show the pass to the driver. GradPASS is non-transferable.
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