MEDIA ADVISORY - Students Call on Candidates to Support U-PASS

OTTAWA, Oct. 12 /CNW/ - Students from Carleton University, the University of Ottawa, and la Cité Collégiale are calling on municipal candidates to support making the Universal Transit Pass a permanent program if elected. Students are inviting all mayoral and city council candidates to a public pledge signing at the University of Ottawa to commit to students if elected they will support students' call for an affordable transit pass.

The pledge signing will take place at:

University of Ottawa
OC Transpo Campus Transit Station (Nicholas Street)
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
9:00am

For further information:

Dina Skvirsky	Mike Fancie
Vice President Student Issues	Campaigns Coordinator
Carleton University Students' Association	Student Federation of the University of Ottawa
Office [phone] Ext. 1607	Office - [phone] Ext. 4139
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