The program is now operating in 18 communities across the province ranging from as large as Edmonton and Calgary to as small as Banff.
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At a news conference Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services Jason Nixon acknowledged that continued high costs of living mean “even a transit pass is becoming more and more difficult to afford. In February, the government stated the low-income passes had been used by 390,000 Albertans in Edmonton and Calgary.
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