There is still no end in sight for a dispute between school bus operators in Renfrew County and the transportation consortium that has left 10,000 students in rural eastern Ontario without school buses this fall.
The contract between school bus operators and the Renfrew County Joint Transportation Consortium has expired and both sides have been at an impasse regarding funding. Bus operators have said their costs have increased between 30 and 70 per cent since the COVID-19 pandemic began, but the RCJTC says it cannot offer more than the 12 per cent increase it put on the table without the school boards needing to make cuts elsewhere.
CTV News Ottawa reached out to Renfrew County school bus operators for comment did not hear back. In a news release Monday morning, operators blamed the consortium for dragging out negotiations and allowing contracts to expire. Canadians, Ready Your Carts: Amazon Prime Big Deal Days Are On The Way 'They live in panic': Halifax serves eviction notices to residents at University Avenue encampment
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