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Fed sent out this news release: The “Fed Bus” continues to serve students at the University of Waterloo following landmark ruling by Ontario Highway Transport Board

For Release August 11, 2006

The “Fed Bus” continues to serve students at the University of Waterloo
following landmark ruling by Ontario Highway Transport Board

Waterloo, ON: The Federation of Students, University of Waterloo is thrilled
with the Ontario Highway Transport Board (OHTB)’s decision to grant Student
Transportation of Canada (STC) a scheduled-service license following
hearings on Monday July 24 and Tuesday July 25 at Kitchener City Hall, in
order to continue its student-run “Fed Bus” operations at the University of
Waterloo.

Greyhound Canada opposed the license application. Earlier this year,
Greyhound filed a complaint with the OHTB on the grounds that the Federation
of Students and STC had been operating the Fed Bus service illegally, in
contravention with the Public Vehicles Act. At that hearing in March, the
OHTB ruled in Greyhound’s favor and the Fed Bus would have ceased operations
on July 31st 2006 following that ruling.

The Federation, which runs and operates the “Fed Bus” service on behalf of
STC at the Waterloo campus, is thrilled with the recent decision of the
OHTB. “The Fed Bus service is an essential service to students at the
University of Waterloo,” says Federation of Students President Michelle
Zakrison. “Not only is it cost-effective for students but it is also very
convenient as it drops them off at destinations not currently provided by
Greyhound, such as Square One in Mississauga.”

The Fed Bus ridership has been growing steadily in recent years, with 29,389
one-way trips taken last year alone. Tickets are currently priced at $9/one
way and $17/return trip. The Fed Bus runs to various destinations within the
GTA such as Islington, York Mills, Downsview and Scarborough, as well as
Hamilton and London. On long weekends such as Canada Day and Thanksgiving,
the Fed Bus also runs to Ottawa.

The Federation of Students exists to serve, empower and represent the 21,000
undergraduate students at the University of Waterloo.

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