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Public Notice of Intention to Pass Amendment to the Fees and Charges By-law 

Please be advised that The Corporation of the City of Owen Sound intends to adopt an amendment to Fees and Charges By-law No. 2024-078, in accordance with subsection 391(1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25. 

The Fees and Charges By-law is being updated to: 

  • Increase the cost of bus fares and passes effective January 1, 2025:  

    • Adult bus fares from $3.00 to $3.25. 

    • Student bus fares from $2.50 to $2.75. 

    • Adult bus passes from $70.00 to $72.50. 

    • Senior bus passes from $55.00 to $57.50. 

    • Student bus passes from $35.00 to $37.50. 

  • Add a day pass option for $9.00 per day. 

  • Add a 10-pass option for $27.00. 

  • Add a semester pass option for $165. 

  • Continue the affordability pass at the same rate as the Senior bus pass. 

The following staff report is available on the City’s website and provides information on the amendment: 

The meeting at which the by-law will be presented will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, November 18, 2024, at City Hall, Council Chambers, 808 2nd Avenue East, Owen Sound, ON N4K 2H4. 

Notice is being provided in accordance with Notice By-law No. 2018-022.  If the matter is postponed or considered at a subsequent Council meeting, no additional notice will be provided other than the information on the subsequent Council agenda. 

 

For more information, please contact Lara Widdifield, Director of Public Works and Engineering, at 519-376-4440 ext. 1201 or email to lwiddifield@owensound.ca.   

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