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Local school bus operators run drive-by protest

December 16, 2020December 16, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative

Local school bus operators in Kingston held a drive-by demonstration outside Limestone District School Board (LDSB) headquarters on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. They were protesting a provincially mandated Request for Proposal (RFP) process initiated the night before by Tri-Board Transportation Services, who award school bus contracts in the area. Approximately

Local parent raises concerns over crowded school bus

October 1, 2020October 1, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative

A Kingston mother is sharing her concerns after learning that her daughter is sitting three students to a seat on her daily school bus ride. “She is an only child, and the other two girls weren’t related to each other. So, one bus seat was being used by three different