All bus delays or cancellations in Renfrew County will be posted here.
Renfrew County is broken down into seven (7) geographical regions/ zones or as we call them, seven (7) school areas. Out of the seven (7) schools areas we service a number of schools within each of those areas. Additionally, each of the schools are serviced at different times known as staggered bells which represents different tiers. Tier 1 would always mean an early start time (around 8:00AM-8:30AM) in the morning then a Tier 2 (around 9:00AM-9:30AM) for a later start in the morning. The same bus may service both Tiers. To identify which schools are in each of the areas or affected by which Tier, please read below;
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Zone 1
In the Deep River school area:
-all School transportation service is running,
servicing; Tier 1: MacKenzie Community School (9-12).
Tier 2: MacKenzie Community School (J-8), St. Mary's (in Deep River), St. Anthony's schools.
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Zone 2
In the Petawawa school area:
-all School transportation service is running,
servicing; Tier 1: General Panet High School, Pinecrest, St. Francis of Assisi schools.
Tier 2: General Lake, Herman Street, Our Lady of Sorrows, Pineview, schools.
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Zone 3
In the Pembroke school area:
-all School transportation service is running,
servicing; Tier 1: Bishop Smith Catholic High School, Fellowes High School.
Tier 2: Beachburg, Cathedral, Champlain Discovery, Highview, Holy Name, Our Lady of Grace, Our Lady of Lourdes, Rockwood, Westmeath schools.
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Zone 4
In the Madawaska school area:
-all School transportation service is running,
servicing; Madawaska Valley District High School, George Vanier, Killaloe, Madawaska Elementary, Palmer Rapids,
St. Andrew's, St. Casimir's, St. John Bosco, St. Mary's (in Wilno), Sherwood, Whitney, schools.
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Zone 5
In the Opeongo school area:
-all School transportation service is running,
servicing; Tier 1: Opeongo High School, St. Michael's
Tier 2: Cobden, Eganville, St. James, schools.
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Zone 6
In the Renfrew school area:
-all School transportation service is running,
servicing; Tier 1: Renfrew Collegiate Institute, Renfrew Collegiate Intermediate, St. Joseph's High School, St. Thomas the Apostle schools.
Tier 2: Admaston, Calabogie, Central, Our Lady of Fatima, Queen Elizabeth, St. Joseph's (in Calabogie) schools.
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Zone 7
In the Arnprior school area:
-all School transportation service is running,
servicing; Tier 1: Arnprior District High School, St. Joseph (in Arnprior), Walter Zadow schools.
Tier 2: A.J. Charbonneau, John XXIII, McNab, schools.
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All schools are open!
In addition, as parents, you have the first responsibility to decide whether or not it is safe and reasonable to send your child out to a school bus stop, or to school, on days of extreme conditions. Make the safest choice for your child.
When school bus cancellations are announced in the morning, they are for the whole day. If you choose to bring your child/children into school, you will be responsible for their return home after school.
Please Note:
School transportation for both Jeanne-Lajoie and L'Equinoxe schools is arranged by the Consortium de transport scolaire d'Ottawa. For any transportation questions regarding these two schools, please visit their website: www.transportscolaire.ca