NWSS students heard mixed reviews about the proposed transit tax hike over the weekend.
The high school's environment club held a youth rally at the New Westminster SkyTrain station on Sunday in support of the Yes side.
"We had a lot of transit users who said 'I'm planning on voting Yes,' and were open to us talking to them, but others who were angry about it, who were kind of dismissive," said organizer Sadie DeCoste.
The Grade 12 student added a few of the conversations took her by surprise.
"I spoke with an older man who was planning on voting No, and it wasn't because he doesn't like transit, it was because he didn't like the way TransLink was run. After we talked for a while, he said, 'Yeah, that makes sense and maybe, I'll think about it," she said. "He was really receptive to what I was asking him as a youth, to think about how this plan will affect us in the long-term."
The rally, according to DeCoste, was also a way of sending voters a message.
"Our region is facing a big decision that will affect our futures in a really tangible way," she said. "We want to tell our parents, who are going to be voting, that despite the fact we're unable to vote, we do care and it's something we're going to inherit."
Mail-in ballots for the 0.5 per cent Metro Vancouver Congestion Improvement Tax, which would fund 10-years' worth of transportation projects, were mailed out on Monday. Voting packages must be returned by May 29.
