Locally elected leaders in B.C. are backing the call to expand free public transit to all youth across the province.
Since 2021, children up to the age of 12 have been able to use public transit for free through the province’s Get on Board program. On Thursday, delegates to the Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) annual convention in downtown Vancouver voted in favour of a motion urging the province to extend it to all youth up to the age of 18.
“It’s far and away the biggest concern for our young people,” said Gibsons Mayor Silas White.
Prior to this vote, the idea had already received support from several municipalities and school boards. For instance, the City of Victoria has already been running a free youth pass program for several years.
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