GO Transit honours veterans with free travel on Remembrance Day

TORONTO, Nov. 3, 2010 /CNW/ - On Thursday, November 11, GO Transit will pay tribute to the many men and women who have served to protect Canada by offering war veterans and a companion free, all-day travel on all GO services.

Veterans are asked to identify themselves by wearing their medals, beret, blazer, uniform or other similar belongings while travelling. Immediate family members of deceased veterans may also ride for free that day if carrying something to identify their relations to the late veteran, such as service papers or an identification card.

The Royal Canadian Legions will be selling poppies until November 11 at these GO stations: Erindale, Meadowvale, Lisgar, Streetsville, Danforth, Eglinton, Guildwood, Rouge Hill, Pickering, Old Cummer, Milliken, Long Branch, Mimico, Dixie, Weston and Etobicoke North.

For specific information about train or bus times, the public can call 416.869.3200, 1.888.GET ON GO (438.6646), or 1.800.387.3652 TTY, or check the Schedules section at gotransit.com.

GO Transit is the Province of Ontario's interregional public transit system linking Toronto with the surrounding regions of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). GO carries nearly 55 million passengers a year in an extensive network of train and bus services that spans over 10,000 square kilometres. GO Transit is a division of Metrolinx, an agency of the Province of Ontario.

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