First Student Canada wins school bussing contract in Kenora

A new company will be picking up kids for school in the Kenora

area next year.

The Northwestern Ontario Student Services Consortium, which handles

transportation issues for local school boards, has awarded a five year

contract to a company called First Student of Canada.

That company will be taking over from Excel Coachlines, which has

had the contract for several years.

The Student Services consortium says the tender process was part of a

provincially mandated initiative.

First Student will take over school bus service in Kenora this fall.