Toronto students get discount transit pass
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) recently initiated its first-ever post-secondary student transit pass. The new pass lowers the monthly rate from $121 to $99. However, students at private career colleges are ineligible.
TTC communications supervisor Danny Nicholson said the move was made to prevent students registered in “just one course” at a career college from using the discounted pass all year. It was the best way in which the TTC could “police it,” he said.
Arviat project helps youth in the north
Students from Arviat, Nunavut visited Vancouver in August to sift through historical documents at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in hopes of learning more about their past and improving their town.
Quebec students fail based on fitness
Two students in Lévis, Que., have had to put their futures on hold after failing a college fitness test. So they’re filing a suit.
U of O bans bottled water
Last year, Carleton University’s Frosh Week was bottled-water-free for the first time. This year, the University of Ottawa has followed by banning the sale of bottled water across its campuses not just for its own orientation week, but all year long.
Scholarships to students who lost parent in the Forces
Eight students from across the nation gathered in Toronto Sept. 2 to receive a scholarship that has not only relieved the financial burden of tuition but has given them emotional support.
