Regina transit offering free rides to polling stations

The City of Regina is offering free transit rides to the polls on election day.

Free service is offered to conventional and Paratransit customers. The ride includes return trips – if riders tell the driver they are going to vote.

The polls opened at 9 a.m. and will close at 8 p.m.

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Voters in the west part of Ward 6 who are required to vote in polling station #17 are being offered a special free shuttle over.

Buses marked “Charter Poll 17” will run from Albert Community School starting at 9 a.m. and will pick-up every 15 minutes at each stop; the last bus will depart Albert Community School at 7:30 p.m. The first return bus will leave Eastview Community Centre at 9:30 a.m. and drop-off to each stop every 15 minutes; the last bus will depart the polling station at 8:15 p.m.

Below are the five special stops available for people voting in polling station #17.

• 4th Ave at Rae Street westbound
• Robinson Street at 5th Ave southbound
• Albert Community School southbound
• Dewdney Ave at Robinson Street eastbound (bus stop #33)
• Dewdney Ave at Rae Street eastbound (bus stop #34)