OSTA bus boss takes leave of absence
WEST CARLETON – The Ottawa Student Transportation Authority (OSTA) boss who recently kicked Ward 5 Coun. Clarke Kelly out of a school bus meeting is taking a leave of absence from her job.
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Kelly says OSTA bus improvements not enough for Ward 5
WEST CARLETON – The Ottawa Student Transportation Authority (OSTA) says they made gains in the current school bus shortage which has led to the cancellation of dozens of routes across Ottawa and denied hundreds of students in West Carleton public transportation to school, but Ward 5 Coun. Clarke Kelly says it isn’t enough for those parents who still have to rearrange their workdays to make sure their kids get to school.
Read moreOSTA shy 13 bus drivers with two weeks to go
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Student Transportation Authority (OSTA) says its still shy 13 drivers to cover bus routes for the upcoming school year.
Read moreFormer school bus boss to sue OSTA over issue
OTTAWA – Former general manager of the Ottawa Student Transportation Authority (OSTA) Vicky Kyriaco, is suing the school bus organization for more than $800,000 for allegedly dismissing her in “bad faith” and for damaging her health, career and reputation.
Read moreOSTA manager behind school busing fiasco leaves organization
WEST CARLETON – Embattled Ottawa Student Transportation Authority (OSTA) general manager Vicky Kyriaco is making her current leave of absence permanent.
Read moreOSTA won’t compensate parents for lack of busing
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Student Transportation Authority (OSTA) won’t compensate parents and guardians whose lives have been upended for almost two months having to drive their kids to or from school or in many cases both, because the transportation agency failed to fulfil its mandate.
Read moreOttawa’s school bus authority hires GM
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Student Transportation Authority (OSTA) has finally found their new general manager.
Read moreCity prepares, NFU supports as 55,000 postal workers strike
OTTAWA – As more than 55,000 postal workers walk off the job today (Nov. 15), City of Ottawa staff pivot and the National Farmers Union (NFU) releases a statement of solidarity.
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School bus authority says lacking 28 drivers before new year
OTTAWA – With the first day of school less than three weeks away, Ottawa’s student transportation boss says the organization is still short 28 drivers.
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Ottawa school bus boss leaves job four months in
OTTAWA – Normally, that headline would be breezed over, but after last year’s Ottawa Student Transportation Authority (OSTA) boondoggle that left more than 7,500 students without bus transportation at the start of the school year, parents are understandably nervous after the new general manager leaves the position less than a month before the start of another school year.
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