News Release
January 10, 2008

Durham Region Transit (DRT) and the Durham District School Board (DDSB) are pleased to announce that eligible DDSB secondary students can continue to purchase restricted monthly student passes at a reduced cost. The pilot program, which began in October 2007, will continue through June 2008.

“The Durham District School Board is pleased to work with the Region to continue to provide eligible students with significant savings,” says Whitby Trustee, John Dolstra. “With a hugely successful pilot program, the DDSB looks forward to this continued partnership with the Region.”

The program started with a three month trial offer in October, November and December 2007 under a "use it or lose it" scenario in which continuation of the reduced cost for the restricted student pass rate of $43.00 per month was contingent upon healthy sales.

The passes are available for purchase at DDSB secondary schools at a cost of $43.00 per month. This reduced cost represents a savings of $22.00 per month for eligible DDSB students. Students must live more than 3.2 km away from their school to be eligible for the pass. The restricted student pass is valid Monday through Friday,
6:00 am to 7:00 pm and is not available in July or August.

In addition, students may choose to “top up” their restricted student pass to an unrestricted pass, valid seven days a week all day, for an additional $13.00 per month. The purchase of the top up to an unrestricted student pass must be made at the United Way kiosk at the Oshawa Centre. The regular price for an unrestricted monthly pass is $78.00 per month and thanks to the partnership between the DDSB and the DRT, the pass will be available to students at a total cost of $56.00.

Please contact your school for further information.

The Durham District School Board is responsible for public education in the rural settings of Uxbridge, Brock and Scugog Townships and the urban settings of Ajax, Whitby, Pickering and Oshawa. The Board employs more than 7,000 teaching and educational services staff. With 132 elementary and secondary schools and learning centres, the Board accommodates more than 70,000 regular day students and thousands more who take advantage of a wide variety of continuing education and adult credit courses. More information about the DDSB can be found on the Board's Website at www.durham.edu.on.ca.

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Media Contact:
Andrea Pidwerbecki, Communications Manager,
Durham District School Board
905 666 6313 or pidwerbecki_andrea@durham.edu.on.ca