Councillor Sean Orr

Low income transit pass moved by councillor Sean Orr

By: Maya Barillas Mohan, Staff Writer  On June 3, councillor Sean Orr of the Coalition of Progressive Electors introduced a motion to create a low income transit pass to assist “those earning less than $40,000 a year” in Metro Vancouver, as stated in the motion. As a result, the City will engage in conversation with TransLink to figure out the feasibility of the pass. Additionally, the City and TransLink will lobby for funding from the provincial government. The Peak reached out to Orr to learn more. Orr shared that the $40,000 figure came up repeatedly in his research. In Vancouver,…

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