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Sep 13, 2020, 8 tweets

The bus driver situation is getting worse and is not looking like it is getting better. Soon it will be quicker to list the areas of the province that are not having problems.

Brantford and Haldimond :
Rotating bus cancellations. 32 different routes cancelled each day

stsbhn.ca/bus/route-canc…

Halton:
Parents told to get back-up plans

insidehalton.com/news-story/101…

Ottawa:
Short 100 bus drivers and need to cancel at least 30 routes
ottawacitizen.com/news/local-new…

Peterborough:
38 routes cancelled next week
durhamradionews.com/archives/129123

Sudbury:
At least 19 routes cancelled for the next two weeks

northernontario.ctvnews.ca/two-more-sudbu…

Bus driver shortages also exist in Windsor, Hamilton, Thunder Bay, Owen Sound, etc, etc

The gov't and @sflecce have been silent on helping bus consortia getting through this shortfall. So far the gov't re-opening plan has suggested parents find solutions from the private secton

Darn typo in the first tweet of the thread. It should say: “does not look like it is getting better anytime soon”

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