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RAHUL GUPTA rgupta@insidetoronto.com It’s about to get more expensive to ride the TTC. At its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 21, the transit agency’s board of commissioners voted to approve the 2013 operating, capital and Wheel-Trans budgets and also approved an increase in the price of all fares, excluding cash, to take effect starting Jan. 1, 2013. As a result of the increase, tokens will go up by five cents to $2.65, while a monthly Metropass will rise to $128.50, an increase of $2.50. Cash fares would remain at $3 per ride. TTC chair Karen Stintz said the fare increase was at the level of inflation and necessary for balancing the 2013 operating budget. “We don’t want to raise fares if we don’t have to, there’s no question,” said Stintz to reporters following the conclusion of the meeting at Toronto City Hall. “We understand the impact. Those who rely on the system most are most affected by fare increases.” She also said a similar inflationary fare hike was in store for 2014. “If ridership continues to grow and our costs continue to grow there will likely be an inflationary fare increase next year,” she said. Stintz said the TTC had already approached City Manager Joe Pennachetti regarding an increase in the subsidy it receives from the city for its operations. >>>RIDERS, page 20
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NAUGHTY OR NICE? Five-year-old Travis Jones tells Santa he wants a gift 'this big' as he holds court with St. Nick at Cloverdale Mall on Saturday. Santa will be at the mall until Christmas Eve hearing kids' wishes for Christmas.
Etobicoke MP voted ‘hardest working’ by peers TAMARA SHEPHARD tshephard@insidetoronto.com Etobicoke North MP Kirsty Duncan is Canada’s “hardest-working” MP
voted her House of Commons’ parliamentary colleagues. Duncan learned of the honour on Monday night at the fifth annual Maclean’s and L’actualite magazines’
5th annual “Parliamentarians of the Year” Awards in Ottawa. “I’m absolutely overwhelmed and humbled. It’s incredible,” Duncan said in an interview after Question
Period Thursday afternoon. The Liberal MP is known for her tireless work in Etobicoke with constituents, and for her work on >>>DUNCAN, page 20
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