The Portage la Prairie School Division is reaching out to parents who will be sending their kids on buses and shuttles this fall. Shelley Anderson, the supervisor of transportation for the Portage Prairie School division, tells PortageOnline how crucial it is to have this service. 

"The importance of the shuttle service is to provide transportation to students who live more than 1.6 kilometres from their catchment area school." Anderson says, "It's to assist parents in ensuring that students are safely transported to and from school on a daily basis."

Anderson also notes that this type of service is highly used. 

"Last year, we had over 1000 students taking buses, and that includes all our rural routes." She continues, "We anticipate that number to climb this year."

The bus and shuttle service is completely free. The only thing that parents and guardians have to do before the school year is contact Shelley Anderson at (204) 857-5841 ext. 2 to confirm if you are eligible and to sign up for the shuttle bus.