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Once again this year,
Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 des transports de Laval<\/i> (STL) will waive its bus fares, the evenings of Dec. 25 and 31. The aim is to permit Laval residents to enjoy their holiday festivities to the fullest, while reducing the risk that revelers will get behind the wheel of a car after having had too much to drink.<\/p>\n\u201cThe free service will start on most bus routes around 5 p.m., both of those days,\u201d STL spokeswoman Marie-C\u00e9line Bourgault told The Suburban<\/i> in an interview. \u201cIt will continue through the night, until the bus service stops, around 2:30-3 a.m., Dec. 25 and Jan. 1.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bourgault said that the free service was the brainchild of a former STL director, about ten years ago.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn addition to the free service, he invited riders to make a freewill donation to charity when they board the bus,\u201d she explained. \u201cIt\u2019s not obligatory.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year, the money that we collect will be donated to the Centre de b\u00e9n\u00e9volat de Qu\u00e9bec,\u201d<\/i> Bourgault added. \u201cA group called the Boomerang Committee will use the funds to help feed needy children who don\u2019t otherwise get to have breakfast before they head off to school in the morning.\u201d<\/p>\n
She said that the collection will take place on both holiday evenings.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Laval transit authority tries to discourage drunken driving By Robert Frankwww.thesuburban.com Once again this year, Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 des transports de Laval (STL) will waive its bus fares, the evenings of Dec. 25 and 31. The aim is to permit Laval residents to enjoy their holiday festivities to the fullest, while reducing the risk that revelers will<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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