Manitoba

City seeks to help homeless who need bus pass

The city launched a low-income bus pass on May 1, 2020. However, applicants must use a fixed address.
City bureaucrats are looking at allowing non-profits to help people without a fixed address get a low-income bus pass. (Jaison Empson/CBC)

It's a weekly occurrence for Chantal Smith: somebody who's homeless, maybe couch surfing, goes to her workplace in the North End in need of bus tickets.

The city launched a low-income bus pass on May 1, 2020. However, applicants must use a fixed address.

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