Over the last month, Jhanavi Sharma — an international student studying business at the University of Fraser Valley in Abbotsford, B.C. — spent over $750 on transportation, mostly taxis and Ubers.
Before, she used to ride B.C. Transit buses to school and work from her home in Abbotsford, an expense that was covered by fees she already paid to her university, leaving her with very few out-of-pocket transit costs.
But after transit drivers walked off the job March 20, half of Sharma’s monthly paycheque is now going towards transit alone.
“At the end of the month, you are left with nothing because [it] is very expensive,” she told CBC News. “Taking into consideration
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