Share this Story : New school bus driver shortages in Nepean, Kars and Gloucester for this school year Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News New school bus driver shortages in Nepean, Kars and Gloucester for this school year The good news is that there are about 19 drivers in training and awaiting their licences from Ontario's Ministry of Transportation, OSTA says. Author of the article: Joanne Laucius Published Aug 28, 2024 • Last updated 19 minutes ago • 3 minute read Join the conversation You can save this article by registering for free here . Or sign-in if you have an account.
The shortage of 13 drivers that OSTA reported last week was upgraded to 24 after some operators servicing Nepean, Gloucester and Kars reported increased driver shortages. Photo by Ashley Fraser / Postmedia Article content There’s good news and bad news in Ottawa’s ongoing school bus driver shortage saga. The bad news: The shortage is worse this week than it was last week, when bus companies serving the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board and the Ottawa Catholic School Board were short 13 drivers, affecting 57 transportation runs, mostly in the west end.
According to numbers released Wednesday by the Ottawa Student Transportation Authority (OSTA), which serves both boards, bus companies are now short by 24 drivers, affecting additional routes in Nepean, Kars and Gloucester and about 88 transportation runs in all, or two per cent of OSTA�.