Northwestern Ontario School Bus Cancellations Due to Flooding

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KENORA – LIVING – The following school bus routes in Kenora, Dryden/Vermilion Bay, Red Lake and Ear Falls will be impacted by flooding and road closures on Thursday, May 12.

Dryden/Vermilion Bay

VB16, VB29, VB31 – please expect delays due to a detour around flooding on Highway 17 at Rhyner Road.

VB33 and VB34 – some stops will be cancelled due to flooding on Highway 105 at Buller Creek.

DR22 – all stops on Eton Rugby Road (Hwy. 605), Rugby Lake Road, Houde Road, & Stenberg Road will be cancelled due to the closure of Eton Rugby Road (Hwy. 605).

DR21 – all stops on Berglund Road will be cancelled due to the closure of Minnitaki Road South.

DR20 – stops on Glengoland Road and Kellar Road will be cancelled due to flooding and road conditions.

Kenora/Sioux Narrows

KN30 and KN60 will be cancelled due to flooding on Highway 71.

KN13 and KN15 – all stops north of the Kenora By-pass (Hwy. 17A) will be cancelled due to flooding and road closures.

KN16 – stops north of Basket Lake Bridge will be cancelled due to the closure of Highway 658.

KN33 – stops on Highway 641 and Ostersund Road will be cancelled due to the closure of Highway 641.

Red Lake/Ear Falls

RL1, RL3, RL4, RL5, and RL35 will be cancelled due to the closure of Highway 105. (RL1 will run for Ear Falls Public School students)

RL6 – stops on Dupont Drive and Young Street east of Chelsea Street will be cancelled due to the closure of Young Street.

Sioux Lookout bus SL52 will be running approximately 40 minutes late on Thursday, May 12 (AM & PM) due to driver shortage.

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