{"id":17594,"date":"2025-02-19T02:23:43","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T02:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/19\/school-bus-fees-in-the-central-okanagan-might-be-on-the-rise-again\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T02:23:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T02:23:43","slug":"school-bus-fees-in-the-central-okanagan-might-be-on-the-rise-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/19\/school-bus-fees-in-the-central-okanagan-might-be-on-the-rise-again\/","title":{"rendered":"School bus fees in the Central Okanagan might be on the rise again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-socialshare=\"true\">\n<div id=\"article-fontSizer\" class=\"c-fontSizer\">\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--decrease c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"Font Sizer Decrease Font\" data-tooltip-title=\"Decrease text size\"><br 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id=\"\">\n<p>Riding the school <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/bus\">bus<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/central-okanagan\">Central Okanagan<\/a> may soon come with a hefty fee.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Parents in School District 23 already pay $450 per child for bus rides, and if approved by the school board, that fee could rise between $75 and $150.<\/p>\n<p>While this may be the most significant hike, transportation fees have more than doubled since 2019 when it was 200-a-year per child.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we look at inflationary increases, the cost of gas going up, that cost of transportation is going up, so it leaves the school board with this really difficult decision,\u201d said SD 23 Parent Advisory Council president, Nicola Baker.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" 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operating funds to subsidize the transportation budget each year.<\/p>\n<section id=\"content-dynamic-trending-stories\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--tile u-hide-tablet-landscape\" aria-label=\"Dynamic trending stories section\">\n<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"l-inlineStories__title c-heading c-heading--strikethrough\">Trending Now<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"l-inlineStories__posts c-posts c-posts--inline \">\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11023369\/delta-air-lines-crash-hard-landing-main-gear-collapse\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3e6afedb52983906e7123833c2b16cd5b95c99140c2e0bf854e4a65827396b46.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div 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