Shortage of school bus drivers continues to plague Alberta operators

As school starts for most students in Edmonton and across Alberta, bus companies say they still suffer from a shortage of drivers even though the province has provided incentives. The Alberta government dropped mandatory entry-level training, or MELT, for school bus drivers, and while that has helped, says Cunningham Transportation's Laura Doroshenko, the move didn't shorten the intensive training process. "From start to finish, it can take five to six weeks to get through the training program,"