Free transit service for Veterans

Ottawa – War veterans who wear their medals and/or uniforms can ride OC Transpo and STO (Société de transport de l’Outaouais) free during National Veterans’ Week – November 5 to 11. 

Where it is safe to do so, OC Transpo and STO buses will pull over to the side of the road to observe two minutes of silence on November 11 at 11 a.m. Taps and Reveille will be played over the radios of OC Transpo buses. 

On Remembrance Day, OC Transpo will run a weekday schedule with minor reductions on some routes. OC Transpo Sales and Information Centres will operate on a modified schedule:  Rideau Centre - 12:30 to 9 p.m.; Lincoln Fields, St. Laurent and Place d’Orléans Transitway stations - 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

For OC Transpo service information or travel planning, customers can call 741-4390 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. or visit www.octranspo.com. Automated schedule information is available 24 hours a day by calling 560-1000 plus their four-digit bus stop number. 

STO will operate a special service on Remembrance Day.  Riders are invited to consult the User’s Guide, the STO Web site at www.sto.ca or call 770-3242 for more details. The INFOBUS system will also provide the exact time that the next two buses are scheduled for a particular stop. Simply dial 778 plus the bus stop number.

For more information:

Céline Gauthier, Société de transport de l'Outaouais 
(819) 770-7900, ext. 6937