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8 economist sunsuntribune news saturday oct 25 2003 friday october 31 2003 630 pm 930 pm ages 3 up stouffville christian fellowship claremont ontario call 905 6492812 for more details and directions regions students get break on ttc fares by mitchell brown staff writer york region students who wantto ride the rocket will soon find the price a litde less astro nomical the toronto transit commission has okd a one- year pilot project starting jan 1 that enables york region teenagers to apply for and receive the ttc student dis count card the card currently available boost your boosterlink financial solutions pay your mortgage the smart way net worth ease vour budget with 25 less money no limits no penalties and its tax deductible come visit us this weekend at the markham home show booth 409 october 24 25 and 26 win a 27 panasonic tau tv find out how boosterlink will work for you at wwwboosterlinkcom 18779booster join a winning team over 3500 carriers deliver the york region newspapers and 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ave second st stouffer st s thicketwood blvd warriner st windsor dr 10th line s if you do not see your street here and are still interested in becoming a carrier please give us a call economist sun 905 2948244 suntribune only to students enrolled in toronto schools allows those aged 13 to 19 to pay 150 per ride 75 cents less than the cur rent adult fare of 225 philip perlmutter a richmond hill lawyer and father told ttc commissioners last may the policy excluding stu dents outside the 416 area was unfair the theory is since toronto taxpayers are paying for the sub sidy only their children should benefit he said whats interesting is the dis count for seniors apply across the board if you get on at finch subway station and youre a senior you get a seniors fare but if youre a 14yearold stu dent you have to pay an adult fare the ttc has provided dis counts to both students and sen iors living in the city since 1970 in 1991 metro council repre senting all six of the municipali ties now comprising the city of toronto approved an amend ment allowing all seniors regardless of residency to pay the senior rate provided they show proof of age a report released by the ttc last month recommended the to order tickets be a sponsor donate an auction item or make a donation call 905 4724779 status quo arguing current dis count programs for toronto students and seniors are not offset by any special subsidies from any of the three levels of government a revision in policy to include 905 students who do not attend school in toronto would significantly increase support provided to this group of riders and would further increase the financial burden on toronto taxpayers and ttc users the report concluded i think the result will be kids will take more trips downtown thats where the action is and its where they want to hang out however mr perlmutter said he received a call from ttc chairperson howard moscoe this week informing him the ttc is going against its own report to determine if its feasi ble to extend the program to students outside the city the staff report was really negative he said but i guess mr perlmutter struck a reason able chord with my col leagues according to the ttc there were 375 million student rides in 2002 representing 9 per cent of total ridership students who listed toronto as their primary residence comprised 94 per cent of that student ridership base with gta students attending school in toronto making up the rest toronto students with valid ids are allowed to ride york region transit buses at the stu dent rate of 160 the next step mr moscoe said is to contact the school boards in york region and make the necessary arrange ments to ensure students are aware of the option to purchase a student photo id which costs 325 i think well eventually extend it to all of 905 and i think it will work mr moscoe said i think the result will be kids will take more trips down town thats where the action is and its where they want to hang out the markhaven 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