Bus Pass Program Expansion Announcement
Free annual bus passes will be provided to income assistance recipients, their spouses and dependants, and Disability Support Program participants in Cape Breton Regional Municipality starting this fall. A similar program is in place in Halifax Regional Municipality. Scott Armstrong, Minister of Opportunities and Social Development, made the announcement about the expansion to Cape Breton today, July 3, in Sydney Mines. The news release is at: https://news.novascotia.ca/en/2025/07/03/free-bus-pass-program-expanding-cape-breton
Scott Armstrong, Minister of Opportunities and Social Development, speaks during the announcement while (from left) Fred Tilley, Minister of Public Works and MLA for Northside-Westmount; Cecil Clarke, Mayor of Cape Breton Regional Municipality; and Dorothy Halliday, Executive Director, Community CARES Youth Outreach, look on. (Province of Nova Scotia)
Dorothy Halliday, Executive Director, Community CARES Youth Outreach, chats with Scott Armstrong, Minister of Opportunities and Social Development, on a Transit Cape Breton bus. (Province of Nova Scotia)
Scott Armstrong, Minister of Opportunities and Social Development, speaks during the bus pass announcement. (Province of Nova Scotia)
L-R: Fred Tilley, Minister of Public Works and MLA for Northside-Westmount; Scott Armstrong, Minister of Opportunities and Social Development; Dorothy Halliday, Executive Director, Community CARES Youth Outreach; and Cecil Clarke, Mayor of Cape Breton Regional Municipality. (Province of Nova Scotia)