OSTA is working with operators to cover a shortage of 50 school bus drivers
Posted Oct 23, 2023 04:39:48 PM.
Last Updated Oct 23, 2023 05:02:27 PM.
The Ottawa Student Transportation Authority (OSTA) has a new plan to address its current shortage of 50 school bus drivers.
In a statement released on Monday, Oct. 23, OSTA stated it is working with operators to cover a shortage of 50 school bus drivers, which is down from 71 from Oct. 5.
OSTA’s new plan includes 33 new hires who are receiving bus driver training at this time.
Twelve drivers will be made available by merging some school bus routes that are not at full capacity.
Five drivers will be made available due to hundreds of students attending two new west-end schools within walking distance from their homes.
OSTA said it will provide updates on the shortage of drivers and the number of run cancellations on the 15th and 30th of every month.
