In order to encourage students to use the City Transit System, City Council has approved reducing the cost of a monthly Student Transit Pass from $45 to $35 for the 2018-2019 school year.

Following up on the successful student transit promotional program in 2017, City Council has authorized reducing the cost of a monthly college and high school student pass from $45 to $35 for the period of September 2018 to May 2019. This discount applies to all full-time Georgian College, high school and elementary school students in the City of Owen Sound. Elementary school student passes are being reduced from the normal $40 rate to $35. College and high school students are required to provide proof of enrollment when purchasing their monthly passes.

Transit ridership has increased from 188,000 in 2016 to 200,453 in 2017 and based on data from the first 5 months of the year is estimated to increase to 209,000 in 2018.

Student bus passes are available at the Bus Terminal, the Library, the Service Counter at City Hall and the Georgian College bookstore.

source: media release, City of Owen Sound