Suspended Bus Route (Shelburne)

Due to driver shortages Shelburne County Bus Route Changes effective Tuesday 2nd April until further notice- Routes affected 417 and 419. Hillcrest Academy Rte 417 is being combined with rte 419 meaning that all students (apart from those on Hartz Point Rd & Digby Street) will be collected by rte 419 10 mins earlier in the AM and dropped off 5 mins later in the PM. Students on Birchtown Road will be collected 15 minutes later in the AM and dropped off 5 mins later in the PM. Hartz Point Rd students will be collected by rte 409 10 mins later in the AM and dropped off by rte 419 5 mins earlier in the PM. Digby Street students will be collected and dropped off by rte 403 AM1/PM1 with no changes to times. SRHS Students at 128 Hammond Street will be collected in the AM and dropped off in the PM by rte 403 with no time changes. Students at 232 Mowatt Street will be collected in the AM and dropped off in the PM by rte 415 with no time changes.

Important Opt-In Text

Would you like to receive text message alerts for important schools updates such as cancellations and emergency alerts? If so, watch for an opt in text from us on September 1, 2021.

TCRCE and our schools now have a new messaging system and due to Canadian privacy laws, families must opt in to receive text messages.

If you have a mobile phone number on file at your child’s school, you can expect to receive a text message on September 1, 2021 from 61569 or 978338, which says:

Welcome message from TCRCE. Reply Y to confirm, HELP for info. Message & data rates may apply. Message frequency varies. Schoolmessenger.com/tm

When you receive this text, you must reply “Y” to opt in to continue receiving text messages from TCRCE and schools regarding school cancellations, announcements, and other important news.

You can always opt-out in the future by replying to a text message with “STOP”. More information is at http://schoolmessenger.com/txtmsg.

You will continue to receive emails and automatic phone calls from your child’s school following your notification settings; no action is needed.