SUDBURY -- Another week of Sudbury school bus cancellations due to a shortage of drivers, the fifth in a row, is affecting 11 routes the week of Oct. 5.
Sudbury Student Services Consortium has announced that route cancellations continue with three less than last week.
It said COVID-19 has greatly impacted one of its operators, Leuschen Transportation, after many drivers decided not to return to the job this school year.
Here is a list of the routes affected Oct. 5 – 9:
Route Schools affected
- L007 AM Lansdowne / St David
- L007 PM Felix-Ricard 7&8 / Felix Ricard
- L013 AM St Charles College / Lasalle Secondary / Felix-Ricard
- L013 PM St-Benedict
- L026 AM Secondary Portion Only - Sudbury Secondary / Marymount / College Notre-Dame
- L026 PM College Notre-Dame/ Marymount/ Sudbury Secondary/ Sacre Coeur/ Carl Nesbitt/ Holy Trinity
- L027 AM Sudbury Secondary/ Marymount/ College Notre-Dame/ Sacre Coeur/ Princess Ann/ Alexander/ St Francis
- L027 PM St Benedict / St Joseph Sudbury / Queen Elizabeth
- L101 AM Lasalle Secondary / Adamsdale / St Pierre / Pius Xii
- L101 PM College Notre-Dame/ Marymount/ Sudbury Secondary/ Sacre Coeur/ Adamsdale/ St Pierre/ Pius Xii
- L103 AM Sudbury Secondary / College Notre-Dame / Marymount / Sacre Coeur / St Paul Coniston
- L103 PM Lockerby / Loellen / Holy Trinity
- L123 AM St Benedict / R.L. Beattie
- L123 PM Sacre Coeur/ Sudbury Secondary/ College Notre-Dame/ Marymount/ Princess Ann/ St Francis
- L133 AM Secondary Portion Only - Sudbury Secondary / Marymount / College Notre-Dame / Sacre Coeur
- L133 PM St Benedict / Princess Ann / Alexander
- L301 AM CVDCS / Champlain / Chelmsford Elementary / St Charles Chelmsford
- L301 PM CVDCS / Champlain / Levack
- L816 AM Marymount / College Notre-Dame / Sudbury Secondary / Sacre Coeur / St David / Lansdowne
- L816 PM Lo-Ellen / Princess Ann / St Francis
- L869 AM Sudbury Secondary/ Marymount/ College Notre-Dame/ Sacre Coeur/ St Joseph Sudbury/ Queen Elizabeth
- L869 PM College Notre-Dame / Marymount / Transfers at Leuschen Bus Lines
Anyone interested in becoming a school bus driver should contact Leuschen Transportation at 705.674.0708.