Renfrew County parents scramble to get ready for lack of school buses [Video]

The first day of school is looming over parents in Renfrew County, as school buses for the public and catholic school boards across the region are not running.

Contract talks remain at an impasse between the county’s school bus operators and the Renfrew County Joint Transportation Consortium (RCJTC), which leaves the families of 10,000 students who rely on bus transportation scrambling to find alternative solutions.

“There hasn’t been any significant movement that would lead to an agreement that would be in place yet. But the conversations are ongoing,” said Justin Jeffrey, manager of the RCJTC.

The latest round of talks between the two sides were planned for Tuesday afternoon.

In the interim, the RCJTC has secured just nine minivans operated by local taxi companies that will service limited routes across the county.

“Each minivan runs …