School bus routes cancelled across Ontario as COVID-19 worsens driver shortage

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School bus cancellations are piling up in Ontario, with transportation providers saying fears related to the COVID-19 pandemic are compounding an existing bus driver shortage across the industry.

Twelve bus routes were cancelled in both the Grey-Bruce and Thunder Bay regions as of Wednesday.

"We respect their right to make this decision regarding their safety. Unfortunately, we are now faced with the unfortunate situation of having to suspend some bus routes at the start of the school year." "Now we're hearing that routes are just being cancelled. There's nothing else they can do," Montgomery said by phone Wednesday.

The cancellations come weeks after concerns were raised the union, asking for better health and safety guidance for the industry. Brandi Gowan, a mother in the Bruce County area, said the uncertainty around transportation is making a difficult back-to-school year even more stressful for families."Families are already feeling stress ... from the pandemic, stress around job security and stress from sending their child back to school, and now we have to worry about busing and whether we have anyone to look after or drive our children into school," Gowan said in an email.

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