UMSU offering subsidy to offset transit costs
UMSU is offering a transit subsidy to some students who purchase a post-secondary pass for the fall semester. No U-Pass is being offered this fall…
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UMSU board approves universal transit contract
The U-Pass will return to the U of M this fall at $200 per term. UMSU’s board of directors voted March 26 to approve the…
UMSU challenges city’s U-Pass numbers
UMSU president Jakob Sanderson is questioning the logic of a city committee that unanimously supported a Winnipeg Transit budget proposal that recommends cutting the U-Pass,…
U-Pass renewal hits speed bump
A preliminary budget released by the City of Winnipeg Friday has the city’s post-secondary students bewildered by a recommendation to scrap the U-Pass program. UMSU…
Students vote to maintain U-Pass enrolment
University of Manitoba students have voted overwhelmingly to maintain membership in the U-Pass transit program.
Save the U-Pass
It is easier to diagnose a problem than to solve it. And it’s harder still to come up with a solution that a majority of your friends, colleagues and compatriots can support.
The long and winding road to U-Pass renewal
Now, after four years of students at the U of M having no longer enjoyed the monthly necessity of enduring long lines to purchase a post-secondary pass, we are at a crossroads in the future of the U-Pass.
UMSU president urges city to scrap fee hike
UMSU president Jakob Sanderson went before the Winnipeg city council during its Nov. 21 meeting to urge councillors to scrap the expected upcoming $24.50 increase…
U-Pass presents major test for city’s commitment to sustainability
After just two years of the U-Pass being in effect, U of M ridership was up by 25 per cent. A fee increase without additional benefits threatens this.
Winnipeg Transit, committee recommend U-Pass fee hike
The U-Pass at the U of M has a rocky road ahead of it, with either an increased cost or loss of the service on the horizon.