If finances are a question, which they seem to be because grants are shrinking, this is a direction to go. Seniors have indicated they don't mind paying $1 or $2 each way, and that's a bargain.

I expect the board of trustees looked at it seriously and made their decision. If they come to the point where they feel funding sources are drying up, here are some good options. We've done our part, and it's up to them.

The first half-hour and the last hour of the day are simply down times. If we can cut out an hour from our day, it saves payroll, it saves money we spend on gas.

In the near term Budget would be the key to the direction of the market. As long as the Nifty does not close below 3000 levels, the bullish trend technically is intact.

We'll be watching the commodity prices again for the next little while in terms of direction for the Canadian dollar. We've gone through now C$1.14 and we're in a new range again.

Services won't be seriously impacted. We've been moving in this direction for the last two budget years. This Council made it very clear when they hired me that they wanted to get the budget process back in order.