Several Mission school bus routes were cancelled over the past two weeks due to a driver shortage.
Route 11 in the Hatzic area was cancelled on Sept. 16, 17 and 18 for both the morning and afternoon and route 5 was cancelled on Sept. 18.
Meanwhile, route 2 was cancelled on Sept. 19, Sept. 20 and Sept. 23. Route 4 was cancelled on Tuesday (Sept. 24) and Wednesday (Sept. 25).
In a letter to parents and guardians, Mission Public School District superintendent Angus Wilson said the district will work to ‘roll’ the cancellation so no one run is impacted more than others.
“We understand that this is a potentially upsetting event, creating uncertainty and inconvenience, and as noted we are working to improve this situation with the addition of more drivers,” Wilson said.
According to the letter, a number of new candidates are currently in training but won’t be able to drive for the district until the end of the month.
“While we have a small number of drivers in training, we can certainly welcome more to the fold,” Wilson wrote. “We are actively recruiting bus drivers (and other positions) on an ongoing basis.”
