January 9, 2025 • Volume 39, No. 17
Next edition January 23
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Changes in effect for 2025
2025 Happy New Year! • Custom orthotics • Heel, hip, knee & back pain • Flat feet • Swift laser
By Fred Sherwin The Orléans Star
With the advent of the new year, there are several changes and new initiatives Orléans residents should be aware of. First of all, the cost of everything from taking the bus to taking a swim in a municipal pool has gone up as of Jan. 1. An adult OC Tramspo pass is now $135 per month, while a youth monthly pass is now $104. Senior monhly passes won’t go up until Feb. 1 when they will cost $58.25. A single ride fare for riders 13 and over is now $4, if you pay by card, and $4.05 if you pay by cash. The single-ride fare for youth 12 and under is now $2 if you pay by e-purse and $4 if you pay by cash. On street parking rates have also gone up and now sit at a maximum $5, while parking rates at the city’s municipal parking lots, excluding
municipal beaches, will remain unchanged. The increase in parking rates includes Petrie Island where the 30-minute rate will increase from $0.25 to $1.25. User fees for the city’s recreation facilities have gone up by 2.9 per cent across the board along with the admission fees for the Cumberland Heritage Village Museum. The City’s anti-idling bylaw has also changed as of Jan. 1. The maximum idling time for occupied vehicles is now three minutes per hour when the temperature is between zero degrees celcius and 27 celcius, and 10 minutes when the temperature is colder than zero degrees or warmer than 27. The maximum idling time for an unoccupied vehicle is now one minute per hour, regardless of the temperature. On a more positive note, you can now CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
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