Downtown Chatham Bus Terminal. (BlackburnNews.com file photo by Ashton Patis)Chatham-Kent bus riders may soon be eligible for a cheaper pass.
Council unanimously approved the motion 18-0 to introduce the CKTransit Affordable Bus Pass Program during Monday night's meeting.
The new affordable pass will cost each rider $40 per month. Currently, adult passes cost $65 per month.
Bus riders will be eligible for the lowered rate depending on income.
Beginning in the 2026-27 school year, the Children's Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent will serve as the program partner for St. Clair Catholic's Autism Transitional Classroom.
The Detroit Tigers lost their sixth in a row, 4-1 to the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Monday.
Repairs are currently being done on a major water transmission line along Charing Cross Road, which supplies the Chatham Water Treatment Plant.
Morena McDonald has only been a part of CK's council for just over two years, after she was chosen to replace Steve Pinsonneault.
April Colby is the seventh and last person to file for the position.
On his Truth Social platform, U.S. President Trump threatened to impose another 50 per cent levy on Canadian vehicles, parts, and steel starting January 1, 2027.
