First day of school met with bus cancellations across northwestern Ontario

Many students across northwestern Ontario were left to find their own way to school Tuesday after some bus routes were cancelled due to staff shortages.

Student Transportation Services of Thunder Bay (STSTB) reported over a dozen school bus cancellations in the morning.

Most of the cancellations were due to ashortageof drivers, according to the consortium. However, some cancellations weredue to mechanical problems.

More information on specific cancellations can be found on the STSTB website.

The East of Thunder Bay Transportation Consortium also reported a number of cancellations Tuesday.

Due to mechanical issues, the RR3 Blueberry Bus from Dorion/Hurket servicing Nip Rock High and St Hilary School wascancelled. Due to a mechanical issue, the bus coming from Pays Plat to Lake Superior High School, Holy Angels School and Schreiber Public School was set tobe combined.

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