City council approves universal bus pass for University of Regina students

City council has approved a universal bus pass for University of Regina students.

The city will also add five new buses to its fleet, at a cost of $2.75 million.

In March, U of R students voted 54 per cent in favour of the U-Pass.

The pass, which still needs to be approved by the students' union board of governors, is expected to be launched next fall.