Free bus passes to be available for Sunshine Coast youth 

Sunshine Coast youth will be able to take the bus for free by way of travel pass which will start to be made available in November.  

Youth between the ages of 13-17 can get the pass at the Sechelt Aquatic Centre, Gibsons Community Centre and the Sunshine Coast Regional District office. 

They will have to show proof of age and Sunshine Coast residency using a school ID or government issued ID. 

The pass will allow youth to ride all buses on the Sunshine Coast for one year; registration for the pass will start on October 15. 

Kids younger than 12 ride transit free as part of the province’s Get on Board program. 

Tyler Hay
Tyler Hay
Tyler has been back and forth between Vancouver Island and Alberta during his career in journalism. He first joined Vista Radio in Lethbridge, Alberta after working as an editor in Ladysmith and Parksville. Now he is back on the Island to settle and is based out of Nanaimo writing about local politics. When not writing, he is busy sailing, riding motorcycles and fixing things in his shop.

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