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Service Modifications Due to the Fireworks and the Grand Prix

Montréal, June11, 1997 - The STCUM wishes to advise its ridership that modifications will be brought to some of its services in the course of the next few days due to the fireworks at La Ronde and the Grand Prix on Île-Notre-Dame.

Fireworks - Saturday June 14

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The STCUM Is Bringing Back the Six-Ticket Strip

Montréal, June11, 1997 - Taking into consideration the comments of a section of the ridership that resented having to purchase its tickets in booklets of 12, the members of the Board of Directors have adopted a resolution to bring back, as soon as possible, the six-ticket strip costing $8, regular fare and $4, reduced fare. This measure could come into effect next September or October. The official date will be determined within the next few days.

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The STCUM Is Rescheduling Access to its New Buses to September for People in Wheelchairs

Montréal, June11, 1997 - Because of delivery problems, the STCUM must reschedule access to its low-floor buses to people in wheelchairs to September.

At the time it was establishing its summer schedules, the STCUM did not have enough vehicles at its disposal to be able to provide this service to its wheelchair-bound ridership.

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The STCUM Launches its RÉNO-MÉTRO 1997 Program

Montréal, June 5, 1997 - The métro turned 30 on October 14 of this year. Because of the ageing and wear on its facilities and in order to properly maintain this collective patrimony evaluated at close to 4 billion dollars, the STCUM is undertaking several major renovations.

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New Times for the STCUM!

Montréal, June 5, 1997 - As of next June 16, STCUM bus schedules will be modified in relation to the variations in the number of commutes brought about by nice weather, and also because of the introduction of INTERLIGNE, a new schedule management system. Developed from the principle of busy periods, it will allow the STCUM to establish route schedules in relation to demand and no longer on a north-south, south-north round-trip basis.

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Reminder on Sunday June 8, at 12:01 am

Modifications to Service due to Fireworks and the Tour de l'Île

{C}Montréal, June 05, 1997{C} - The STCUM wishes to inform its ridership that modifications will be brought to the service this coming Saturday and Sunday due to the fireworks at La Ronde and the Tour de l'Île de Montréal.

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The STCUM Is Setting up a Committee to Study the Morgan Street Issue

Montréal, June 2, 1997 - With the consent of the mayors of Baie d'Urfée, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue and Beaconsfield, the members of the Board of Direction of the STCUM are going ahead with their project to reorganise public transit services in the West-Island as adopted at the beginning of the year.

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Routes 48 - Perras and 49 - Léger

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The STCUM is Launching the Assistance Project

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Services Modified on Sunday, June 1
Tour de L'Île des Enfants

{C}Montréal, May 30, 1997{C} -The STCUM wishes to advise its ridership that modifications will be brought to several bus routes on Sunday June 1st to allow the Tour de l'Île des enfants to be held on Montréal streets.

The following STCUM bus routes will therefore be modified:

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