General Announcements

Important reminders

Did you move over the holidays? Please complete a Transportation Form at your school as soon as possible. Please be aware that changes to student transportation may take up to 3 full business days to safely implement, following receipt of the information from the school.

Please keep your inclement weather corridor and bus route number handy in preparation for delays or cancellations. Thank you for your cooperation.

Now hiring drivers!

The following operators are currently looking to hire additional drivers:

• Alouette Bus Lines Ltd.
• Chisholm Bus Lines Ltd.
• East Ferris Bus Lines Ltd.
• Hammond Transportation Ltd.
• Kelly Bus Lines
• Sharwood Transportation
• Stock Transportation

Additional information is viewable by downloading this PDF file

Happy New Year!

We hope everyone had an enjoyable school holiday. As routines begin anew, we remind everyone to be mindful of the winter conditions that will last for several months yet. Dress warmly and play safe!

Mission Statement

Our primary mission is to provide a transportation service for students that is safe, efficient, on-time, pleasant, and responsive to individual needs in an environment conducive to the advancement of the mission of the member boards.

Interesting Facts

We service:

• 4 local School Boards;
• 76 Schools;
• approximately 19 500 students, including approximately 13 500 who are transported daily through the NPSSTS;
• the vast geographic area of the Districts of Nipissing and Parry Sound (East and West), which stretches from West Nipissing to Mattawa, and from Temagami through to Novar and MacTier, including North Bay and all towns and villages in between!

We have:

• over 30 Operators that work with NPSSTS to provide student transportation via school bus, van, taxi, city transit, and even boat!
• over 100 transfer locations;
• over 400 routes covering nearly 850 runs and more than 26 000 kilometres daily.

We support:

• over 80 licensed child care facilities (within board policies);
• local service agencies such as the Children's Aid Society, Hands TheFamilyHelpNetwork.ca, Community Living, etc.

We are available to families, schools, and operators 12 months of the year.