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CHARLOTTETOWN - P.E.I. parents had to get their children to classes Thursday after the province's fleet of school buses was pulled off the roads for inspection. The move came after at least 20 olde... ... By: THE CANADIAN PRESS CHARLOTTETOWN - P.E.I. parents had to get...
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U.S. safety group blasts P.E.I. bus maintenance
Running school buses as old as the ones on Prince Edward Island is an unacceptable safety risk, says a U.S. group devoted to the safety of school buses. ... Alan Ross, of the National Coalition for School Bus Safety, said serious corrosion in buses built before 1995, as...
P.E.I. school buses to return Monday
School bus service will return on Prince Edward Island on Monday, Education Minister Gerard Greenan said Friday. ... On Wednesday, the province announced there would be no school bus service Thursday and Friday after severe corrosion was found in some older model buses....
PEI school buses grounded
PEI's school boards pulled their 320 buses off the roads this week to check them for rust, after years of ignoring warnings from CUPE members. See also: Bus Safety Comes First The problem was found in one bus during a routine inspection. Rust that started in the vehicle's wheel well had made it...
School bus problem goes back decades: mechanic
A retired school bus mechanic from Summerside says he saw rust problems 20 years ago similar to those that this week took all of P.E.I.'s school buses off the road. ... 'It shouldn't be new to most mechanics here on the Island.' — James Palmer, retired mechanic James...
Drivers warned province about damage on buses
Government says it did not know the scope of structural damage that existed in the province’s older school buses until corrosion was uncovered by a mechanic about two weeks ago. ... Gordon Cairns, who was a bus driver with the Eastern School District for 20 years, said...
School bus service will resume Monday
Education Minister Gerard Greenan has just announced that school bus service will resume Monday. ... . Greenan made the announcement at Province House this morning. He said the 25 new buses recently purchased by the province have been inspected and will be put into use to...
Bus problem goes back decades: mechanic
A retired school bus mechanic from Summerside says he saw rust problems 20 years ago similar to those that this week took all of P.E.I.'s school buses off the road. ... 'It shouldn't be new to most mechanics here on the Island.' — James Palmer, retired mechanic James...
Changes coming for Va. Beach school buses
11:17 PM EDT on Thursday, May 8, 2008 VIRGINIA BEACH -- Soon, bus drivers will be asked to do more complete safety inspections of their vehicles before their daily routes. Several weeks ago, 13News began asking why school bus drivers in the Beach are not required to pop...
Glide school bus accident injures 3 students
A Glide School District bus ran off the road and into a ditch Wednesday morning. Three students were injured. None of those injuries were serious. ... Photo courtesy Oregon State Police GLIDE, Ore. - A second school bus accident in Douglas County in two days involved a...
Bus problems 'not a total shock': school board
While the pulling of P.E.I.'s school buses off the road this week appeared to happen very quickly, it comes after years of concerns about the aging fleet. ... While the pulling off the road of P.E.I.'s school buses this week appeared to happen quickly, it comes after...
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