CBE not raising bus fees
Posted Mar 13, 2013 2:15 pm.
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The Calgary Board of Education won’t been hiking bus fees after all.
The provincial budget scrapped a fuel contingency fund, cutting $2.3 million from the board’s transportation budget.
Instead of passing it on to parents, the CBE will look elsewhere to make up the shortfall.
In a statement, Chief Superintendent Naomi Johnson says they’re sensitive to the impact fees have on thousands of families, and she hopes the decision will take some stress off moms and dads.
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