Transit
      Service
      May
      be
     
     
      in
      the
      Works
      for
      UPEI
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      By
      Tara
      STEWART-STANLEY
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Trius
      Tours
      Ltd.,
      a
      local
      bus
     
     
      tour
      business,
      is
      interested
      in
      starting
      a
     
     
      bus
      service
      here
      on
      campus
      to
      help
     
     
      both
      students
      and
      the
      environment,
     
     
      possibly
      as
      early
      as
      next
      semester.
     
    

    
     
      Student
      Union
      President
      Chris
     
     
      Power
      is
      all
      for
      the
      idea.
     
    

    
     
      "We're
      the
      only
      capital
      city
      in
     
     
      Canada
      without
      a
      transit
      system,"
     
     
      Power
      says.
     
    

    
     
      Power
      explains
      the
      Student
     
     
      Union
      executive
      meets
      with
      UPEI
     
     
      President
      Wade
      MacLauchlan,
      usually
     
     
      on
      a
      monthly
      basis,
      to
      discuss
      any
      aris-
     
     
      ing
      issues.
      At
      the
      meeting
      in
      August,
     
     
      Power
      explains,
      Gary
      Bradshaw,
      VP
      of
     
     
      Finance,
      brought
      up
      the
      issue
      of
      a
      bus
     
     
      service.
      He
      told
      them
      he'd
      been
      con-
     
     
      tacted
      by
      Trius
      Tours
      Ltd.,
      who
      had
     
     
      expressed
      an
      interest
      in
      possibly
      doing
     
     
      a
      bus
      service
      to
      the
      university.
     
    

    
     
      "We
      (the
      Student
      Union)
      total-
     
     
      ly
      jumped
      on
      board
      then
      and
      offered
     
     
      our
      support,
      because
      obviously,"
     
     
      Power
      explains,
      "a)
      it's
      environmental-
     
     
      ly
      friendly,
      b)
      it
      would
      cut
      down
      on
     
     
      parking
      issues
      on
      campus."
     
    

    
     
      Power
      says
      it
      would
      be
      great
     
     
      for
      people
      who
      don't
      have
      a
      car
      and
     
     
      live
      in
      the
      city.
      It
      would
      cut
      down
      on
     
     
      traffic
      congestion
      and
      help
      the
      envi-
     
     
      ronment
      immensely.
     
    

    
     
      Power
      and
      Bradshaw
      met
      last
     
     
      week
      with
      George
      Brookins,
      owner
      of
     
     
      Trius
      Tours
      Ltd.,
      and
      briefly
      talked
     
     
      about
      what
      to
      do
      next.
     
    

    
     
      "It
      was
      left
      off
      that
      I
      would
      go
     
     
      and
      do
      a
      survey
      and
      kind
      of
      get
      some
     
     
      student
      feedback
      on
      it,"
      Power
      says,
     
     
      "and
      find
      out
      if
      the
      interest
      is
      there
      and
     
     
      what
      routes
      would
      be."
     
    

    
     
      Power
      would
      like
      to
      find
      out
     
     
      what
      areas
      in
      the
      city
      are
      most
      trav-
     
     
      elled
      and
      what
      times
      of
      the
      day
      would
     
     
      be
      appropriate.
      He
      hopes
      to
      do
      this
     
     
      sometime
      over
      the
      next
      couple
      of
     
     
      weeks.
     
    

    
     
      "The
      city's
      been
      trying
      for
     
     
      years
      to
      do
      this
      and
      I
      don't
      know
      what
     
     
      the
      problem
      is,
      but
      I
      think
      that
      if
      we
     
     
      were
      to
      start
      something
      like
      this
      here,
     
     
      it
      could
      kind
      of
      show
      that
      UPEI
      is
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      leader
      in
      the
      community,"
      Power
     
     
      states.
      "Charlottetown
      has
      been
      trying
     
     
      for
      years
      and
      years
      to
      make
      this
      transit
     
     
      service.
      If
      UPEI
      could
      establish
      it,
      and
     
     
      we
      had
      3000
      people
      right
      here
      and
      we
     
     
      start
      it,
      and
      it's
      huge,
      then
      that's
      kind
     
     
      of
      pushing
      the
      city
      a
      little
      bit
      more
      to
     
     
      move
      and
      expand
      city
      wide."
     
    

    
     
      Power
      says
      Trius
      Tours
      Ltd.
      is
     
     
      currently
      running
      a
      local
      service
      for
     
     
      seniors
      throughout
      the
      city,
      so
      they
     
     
      already
      have
      the
      means
      to
      do
      this.
      He
     
     
      also
      says
      Brookins
      feels
      it's
      important
     
     
      for
      the
      city
      to
      have
      a
      service,
      whether
     
     
      it's
      his
      business
      running
      it
      or
      not.
     
    

    
     
      Power
      explains
      that
      something
     
     
      like
      this
      would
      probably
      have
      to
      be
     
     
      funded
      by
      the
      city
      eventually.
     
    

    
     
      "T
      don't
      think
      we're
      talking
     
     
      large
      sums
      of
      money,
      because
      obvious-
     
     
      ly,
      the
      users
      are
      going
      to
      pay,"
      he
      says.
     
     
      "If
      it's
      just
      going
      on
      the
      campus
      scale,
     
     
      my
      understanding
      is
      that
      it
      might
      just
     
     
      be
      self-funded,
      like
      whoever
      rides
      the
     
     
      bus
      pays
      for
      it.
      I
      know
      for
      sure
      that
      the
     
     
      University's
      not
      forking
      over
      any
     
     
      money,
      you
      don't
      expect
      that
      at
      all.
     
     
      The
      Student
      Union
      certainly
      isn't
     
     
      because
      we
      don't
      have
      any
      to
      give
      to
     
     
      them,"
      Power
      smiles.
     
    

    
     
      He
      says
      the
      Student
      Union
     
     
      will
      help
      in
      whatever
      way
      they
      can.
     
     
      Whether
      it's
      selling
      bus
      passes
      in
      the
     
     
      kiosk
      or
      raising
      money
      in
      other
      ways,
     
     
      they'll
      do
      what
      they
      can.
      Power
      says
     
     
      he
      knows
      this
      isn't
      something
      that's
     
     
      going
      to
      happen
      overnight,
      he's
      hoping
     
     
      that
      maybe
      they
      can
      work
      something
     
     
      out
      for
      next
      semester.
      He's
      been
      asking
     
     
      around
      and
      the
      response
      has
      been
      posi-
     
     
      tive.
      Residents
      of
      Brown's
      Court,
      for
     
     
      example,
      have
      expressed
      an
      interest
      in
     
     
      being
      able
      to
      take
      a
      bus
      downtown
      for
     
     
      the
      afternoon
      and
      know
      they
      have
      a
     
     
      way
      home.
     
    

    
     
      "It's
      very
      early
      in
      the
      stages
     
     
      and
      you
      know
      we're
      not
      100
      per
      cent
     
     
      sure
      this
      is
      going
      to
      go
      much
      further
     
     
      than
      a
      couple
      of
      meetings,"
      he
      says,
     
     
      "but
      certainly
      we'll
      keep
      optimistic
      that
     
     
      it
      will
      and
      I
      think
      it
      would
      be
      excit-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ing.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Student
      Health
      Plan
     
    
   
   
    
     
      How
      do
      |
      enrol?
     
    

    
     
      All
      full-time
      students
      at
      UPEI
      are
      automatically
      enrolled
     
     
      in
      this
      health
      insurance
      plan
      when
      they
      register
      for
     
     
      classes.
      The
      fee
      for
      the
      health
      plan
      is
      included
      in
      your
     
     
      registration
      fees.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      What
      if
      |
      am
      already
      covered?
     
    

    
     
      If
      you
      are
      already
      covered
      under
      an
      extended
      health
      plan
     
     
      you
      may
      choose
      to
      opt
      out
      of
      this
      plan
      and
      receive
      a
     
     
      refund
      of
      the
      health
      plan
      fees
      you
      have
      paid.
     
    

    
     
      You
      must
      provide
      proof
      of
      your
      other
      health
      insurance
     
     
      company
      and
      policy
      number
      to
      the
      Student
      Union
      Office.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      How
      to
      opt-out?
     
    

    
     
      You
      must
      provide
      proof
      of
      your
      other
      health
      insurance
     
     
      plan
      to
      the
      Student
      Union
      Office
      in
      the
      form
      of
      the
     
     
      following:
      :
     
    
   
   
    
     
      =
      A
      copy
      of
      your
      current
      insurance
      plan
      card,
      or
     
     
      a
      letter
      from
      your
      insurance
      company
      clearly
     
     
      indicating
      the
      insurance
      company
      and
      policy
     
     
      number
      ‘
     
     
      (Note:
      Handwritten
      information
      is
      not
      valid)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      >
     
     
      2
     
     
      o
     
    
   
   
    
     
      4
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Proof
      of
      full
      time
      student
      status
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Deadline
      to
      opt-out?
     
    

    
     
      Opt
      outs
      are
      processed
      on
      Wednesdays,
      Thursdays
      and
     
     
      Fridays
      ~
      ONLY.
      The
      deadline
      to
      present
      proof
      of
      your
     
     
      other
      insurance
      plan
      to
      the
      Student
      Union
      Office
      is
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FRIDAY,
      OCTOBER
      4",
      2002
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -NO
      EXCEPTIONS-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      For
      further
      information
      contact
      the
      Student
      Health
     
     
      Plan
      Administrator
      at
      566-0530,
      email
     
     
      studentu@upei.ca,
      or
      drop
      into
      the
      Student
      Union
     
     
      Office,
      2*
      floor
      of
      the
      Student
      Centre
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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