FREDERICTON – The mayor and council in the New Brunswick capital are making it much easier for Syrian refugees to get around their new city.
A motion to grant free transit service for a year to Syrian refugees was approved in principle at Monday’s city council meeting.
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With concern of overcrowding the existing service the free passes will not be usable during peak hours such as 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.
500 Syrian refugees are expected to receive the free passes which the city estimates are worth approximately $320,000.
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