No buses for start of school year

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Don’t expect the buses to be running when school starts next week, Renfrew County families have been warned.

Justin Jeffrey, general manager of the Renfrew County Joint Transportation Consortium (RCJTC), shared the latest update on the school bus situation Tuesday morning.

Unfortunately, Jeffrey said, the county’s school bus companies have shown “no movement, and continue to reject our offers for new contract extensions.”

“For the first time ever, the school bus service companies are refusing to provide service until the contract extensions are finalized – as a result, a disruption to school bus service is likely at the start of the school year.

“Families need to plan ahead to have alternative transportation in place to get students to school”…

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