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A comprehensive list of routes on "long-term cancellation" in fall 2024 won't be posted on OSTA's website until next week, the organization said Wednesday. Photo by Ashley Fraser / Postmedia Article content The Ottawa Student Transportation Authority still needs 28 more school bus drivers before the start of the school year. In a letter to parents and guardians on Wednesday, OSTA said the shortage could impact about 112 school bus runs.
“ Unlike last fall, when the shortage primarily impacted our west/south end communities, this driver shortage impacts all areas we serve,” the letter said, though it added that a comprehensive list of routes on “long-term cancellation” wouldn’t be posted on OSTA’s website until next week, when the Parent Portal opens. Advertisement 2 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.
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Operators are confident that many of the long-term cancellations will be resolved,” the letter to parents read. Cancelled routes may be reinstated before the school year starts, OSTA added. “ Information about cancellations is intended to give parents and guardians as much notice as possible so they can plan alternative arrangements in the worst-case scenario.
” In 2023, as students returned to classrooms in fall, parents of approximately 7 ,500 students learned that their school buses had been cancelled because of increased fuel prices and difficulty in hiring drivers as well as one bus company not renewing its contract. At that time, OSTA was short about 130 bus drivers, though by October the shortage was down to 71 after more drivers were hired and trained. OSTA manages and co-ordinates bus transportation for students at the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) and the Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB).
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