▁winter ▁capabilities . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Ed mont on ▁received ▁the ▁fund ing ▁to ▁purchase ▁ 5 0 ▁electric ▁bus es ▁from ▁Pro terra . ▁These ▁bus es ▁will ▁enter ▁service ▁between ▁summer ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 2 2 , ▁and ▁feature ▁low - em issions ▁and ▁qui eter ▁operation . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁single ▁largest ▁purchase ▁of ▁electric ▁bus es ▁in ▁Canadian ▁history . ▁ ▁F ares ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Ed mont on ▁City ▁Council ▁approved ▁Sm art F are , ▁which ▁compr ises ▁an ▁electronic ▁fare card ▁and ▁inter m unicip al ▁fare ▁structure . ▁This ▁new ▁system ▁is ▁set ▁to ▁be ▁active ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 2 1 . ▁ ▁General ▁F ares ▁The ▁table ▁below ▁lists ▁far es ▁as ▁of ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁E TS ▁currently ▁only ▁accepts ▁c ash ▁for ▁fare ▁pay ments ▁made ▁on ▁bus es ▁and ▁at ▁L RT ▁stations . ▁ ▁Children ▁ 1 2 ▁and ▁under ▁ride ▁free ▁with ▁a ▁fare ▁pay ing ▁adult ▁( other wise ▁they ▁must ▁have ▁a ▁valid ▁youth ▁fare ). ▁Day ▁passes ▁provide ▁un limited ▁travel ▁for ▁up ▁to ▁five ▁people ▁( maxim um ▁ 2 ▁adult s ▁over ▁ 2 4 ). ▁ ▁E TS ▁provides ▁several ▁disc ount s ▁for ▁students ▁and ▁the ▁dis adv ant aged : ▁Low ▁income ▁sen iors ▁can ▁get ▁a ▁free ▁annual ▁pass . ▁Qual ified ▁low - in come ▁adult