MB: Winnipeg Transit's Peggo Tap Cards Now Ready — but Only for Seniors

July 5, 2016
Reloadable smart cards for Winnipeg Transit users are now available — a decade after they were first promised.

Reloadable smart cards for Winnipeg Transit users are now available — a decade after they were first promised.

As of Monday, the microchip-enabled Peggo card can be purchased and used by seniors. All other passengers will be able to get the cards starting Aug. 8.

Seniors can purchase the $5 card at 97 locations across the city, including all 7-Eleven and Shoppers Drug Mart, city hall, the Millennium Library, the University of Manitoba, the University of Winnipeg, Red River College and several grocery stores.

Read the complete article at http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/peggo-transit-winnipeg-tap-cards-1.3663644