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Too many Penticton drivers not stopping when school buses unload kids
The company that operates Penticton’s school buses is reminding motorists to be aware of the…
Vernon school bus cuts will have ‘huge impact’ on parents: PAC president
A plan for the Vernon School District to scrap school buses for over 600 pupils…
Future of school buses in the Central Okanagan open for input
Transportation to and from schools in the Central Okanagan is changing, but the future of…
Pickup truck rear-ends Kamloops school bus
KAMLOOPS – Two people were taken to hospital following a crash involving a school bus…
UPDATE: Police confirm one person airlifted to hospital in multi-vehicle crash involving school bus
ENDERBY – Emergency crews attended the scene of a serious crash involving a school bus…
RCMP officer takes school bus ride to fight traffic crime
OLIVER – RCMP in the South Okanagan teamed up with a local school district yesterday…
West Kelowna RCMP pleased with results of school bus enforcement operation
WEST KELOWNA – For the two days this week RCMP officers in West Kelowna joined…
School bus fees dropped for Central Okanagan students
KELOWNA – Central Okanagan families will no longer have to pay to send their kids…
Central Okanagan school board figures out how to ‘uncut’ a million dollars
PRICE INCREASE FOR YELLOW BUS PASSES TO STAND CENTRAL OKANAGAN – School trustees have agreed…
Traffic fines for not stopping for school buses being reviewed
KAMLOOPS – The fines handed drivers for not respecting the rules of the road around…
Thieves steal fuel from Kamloops daycare
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops daycare had fuel siphoned from its buses early this morning. The buses belong to Kamloops Kidz Early Learning Center daycare on Valleyview Drive and early this morning, Nov. 18, two Caucasian males were observed attempting to siphon fuel. The males are described as roughly 30 years in age, but no further...
Vernon MLA lambasted over comments about school cuts
VERNON - Vernon’s MLA is standing by comments he made about cuts to school bus routes after getting slammed by the NDP’s education critic this week. A number of bus routes were cut in the Vernon School District this year, leading parents to speak out in protest. The decision was the result of funding cuts from...
School bus fees double but service still heavily subsidized
KELOWNA - Those big yellow school buses will be back on the road next week, ferrying some 5,500 students to classes in the Central Okanagan school district. Each one of those kids will be paying $200 to get to and from school, double what it cost last year, as the school board found ways to...