Busing will continue for Battleford students
Parents in the town of Battleford won’t have to figure out new transportation options next year, after a new busing agreement has been cemented between the province and the school division.
Living Sky School Division has announced the Ministry of Education has rescinded its prior decision related to Battleford specifically and will now be extending busing to the town again.
Since the town of Battleford has a population of close to 5,000 people, and is also located near North Battleford, the ministry will now consider the town an urban centre and provide funding for busing. Beginning in the 2017-18 school year, the town of Battleford students who reside more than one kilometre from the school will be eligible for in-town busing.
The school division confirmed it received news from the province the ministry would support busing in the town of Battleford, for those students who were living outside the one kilometre radius of the school.