School Bus Cancellation Policy
Prairie Valley School Division is committed to delivering safe and reliable transportation services to students. Every effort is made to post bus cancellation notices to this website by 6:45 am.
In situations where the School Division operated bus is temporarily unable to run the regular route due to mechanical problems or lack of availability of a driver, parents will need to arrange transportation to and from school.
If the bus is unavailable for three or more consecutive days, parents are eligible for a per-kilometre allowance at approved rates by completing and submitting APF-8220.2: Parent Transportation in Lieu of Busing to the Transportation Supervisor via e-mail to [email protected]. It is important to note that this allowance does not apply to days when bus service is cancelled due to inclement weather.
Bus Cancellations Due to Inclement Weather
When bus services are cancelled in the morning due to inclement weather, they are expected to run in the afternoon. If the bus will not run in the afternoon, parents will be notified by 1pm.
Due to the geographic size of Prairie Valley School Division, bus services may vary from location to location when temperatures begin to drop. To ensure student safety, several factors are considered in determining bus cancellations:
- severe cold weather temperatures of -40 Celsius or colder without a wind chill factor, as read at 6:10 a.m. from the Environment Canada weather report.
- severe cold weather temperatures of -45 Celsius or colder with a wind chill factor, as read at 6:10 a.m. from the Environment Canada weather report.
- severely limited visibility
- unsafe or extremely adverse road conditions caused by ice or drifting snow.
Please note: The transportation department monitors temperatures at each of the three Environment Canada weather towers located within Prairie Valley School Division. This means, due to weather, services could be cancelled in one tower area while still running in another. Please refer to the summary below to identify the tower location for your area.
Division Wide Cancellations
If any of the above criteria are met throughout the whole Division, a Division-wide cancellation will be made. Families will be notified of Division-wide cancellations by telephone, e-mail, by listening to local radio stations, and by checking this website.
If weather conditions do not meet the above criteria for a Division-wide cancellation, bus service may be cancelled by individual bus drivers due to severely limited visibility, adverse road conditions or mechanical issues with the bus.
The School Division respects the right of parents or guardians to keep their children home during severe weather conditions, or when, in their opinion, the safety of their children may be in jeopardy.
For more detailed information, view the Bus Service Cancellation - Inclement Weather Procedure.
Environment Canada Weather Tower Areas
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Broadview Tower
Broadview
Grenfell
Kennedy
Kipling
Whitewood
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Regina Tower
Balgonie
Bethune
Edenwold
Grand Coulee
Lumsden
McLean
Milestone
Pense
Pilot Butte
Regina Beach
Southey
White City
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Indian Head Tower
Balcarres
Cupar
Fort Qu'Appelle
Indian Head
Kelliher
Lemberg
Lipton
Montmartre
Neudorf
Qu'Appelle
Sedley
Southey
Vibank
Wolseley
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