Transit Fare hike (Halifax Regional Municipality)

Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 12:27:43 -0400 (AST)
From: Heather Breeze <aa670@chebucto.ns.ca>
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The Halifax Regional Council recently decided that transit fares would be
raised and service on some routes cut to help make up a shortfall in the
municipal budget.  This is the second fare hike in less than a year, while
Metro Transit is one of North America's most cost-effective transit
services, according to HRM staff. 

I think accessible transit is a necessary element in moving towards
environmentally friendly cities (if you want to discuss the reasons why,
contact me personally).  My councillor, Jerry Blumenthal, seems to be
willing to raise this issue again at Council. 

Please, please, please, if you want this issue revisited, contact your
councillor ASAP!  E-mail addresses are below.  Thanks, Heather

fitzgew@region.halifax.ns.ca  MAYOR WALTER R. FITZGERALD
dooksb@region.halifax.ns.ca  District 1 Bill Dooks (Eastern Shore
Muquodoboit Valley)
snowg@region.halifax.ns.ca  District 2 Gordon R. Snow (Waverley - Dutch 
Settlement)
hendsbd@region.halifax.ns.ca District 3 David Hendsbee (Preston - Porter's
Lake)
cooperr@region.halifax.ns.ca  District 4 Ron Cooper (Cole Harbour North -
Cherrybrook)
mcinroh@region.halifax.ns.ca  District 5 Harry McInroy (Eastern Passage -
Cole Harbour South)
greenoj@region.halifax.ns.ca  District 6 Jack Greenough (Westphal -
Waverley)
sartoc@region.halifax.ns.ca  District 7 Condo Sarto (Dartmouth -
Woodlawn)
hetherb@region.halifax.ns.ca  District 8 Bruce Hetherington
(Woodside)
schofic@region.halifax.ns.ca  District 9 Clint Schofield (Albro Lake -
Harbourview)
cunninj@region.halifax.ns.ca  District 10 John Cunningham (Dartmouth
Centre)
blumenj@region.halifax.ns.ca  District 11 Jerry Blumenthal (Halifax North
End)
downeyg@region.halifax.ns.ca  District 12 Graham L. Downey (Halifax
Downtown)
uteckl@region.halifax.ns.ca  District 13 Larry Uteck (Northwest Arm -
South End)
fougers@region.halifax.ns.ca  District 14 Sheila Fougere (Connaught -
Quinpool)
walkerr@region.halifax.ns.ca  District 15 Russell Walker (Fairveiw -
Clayton Park)
stoneb@region.halifax.ns.ca  District 16 Bill Stone (Prince's Lodge -
Clayton Park
hansonr@region.halifax.ns.ca  District 17 Ron Hanson (Purcell's Cove -
Armdale)
adamss@region.halifax.ns.ca  District 18 Stephen D. Adams (Spryfield -
Herring Cove)
barnetb@region.halifax.ns.ca  District 19 Barry Barnet (Upper Sackville -
Beaver Bank)
harveyb@region.halifax.ns.ca  District 20 Robert P. Harvey (Lower
Sackville)
kellyp@region.halifax.ns.ca  District 21 Peter J. Kelly (Bedford)
rankinr@region.halifax.ns.ca  District 22 Reginald Rankin (Hammonds Plains
- Timberlea)
mitchej@region.halifax.ns.ca  District 23 Jack Mitchell (St. Margaret's
Bay - Prospect)

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