In the event of bus cancellations or school closures as a result of inclement weather, information will be available to you as soon as the decision is made, in the following manners:
- on the home page of our website at westernquebec.ca;
- through push notifications on our WesternQC mobile app;
- on our @WQSB_Inclement page on Twitter/X.
Important Reminders
- Even when bus transportation is cancelled, our buildings remain open and staffed. If it is safe to do so, parents (and guardians) can choose to drop their children at our schools and pick them up at the end of the school day. In doing that, our students have somewhere to go when their parents cannot take the day off.
- When transportation is not cancelled, our buses only travel down roads where they can do so safely. If a bus does not pick children up in the morning as a result of unsafe road conditions, and their parents choose to drop them off at school nonetheless, it is expected that they will also be responsible for picking them up after school as it is likely that the bus will not be able to travel safely down the same roads in the PM.
- Parents should contact the school directly should they prefer to validate their child’s absence for weather-related reasons on a day classes are held.
WesternQC App
Download our mobile app to get busing information sent directly to your smartphone.
The download and setup process should be straightforward. Follow these instructions if issues arise.
Transportation Policy
Our Transportation Policy is reviewed periodically by our transportation committee. Read it here.
Concerns & Recommendations
Should you want to share your concerns or recommendations with us, please email us at transport@wqsb.qc.ca.
Please note that our inclement weather social media posts are deleted at the end of the school day, meaning that the comments shared under it are also deleted in the process. We value your input, and kindly ask that you email us at transport@wqsb.qc.ca instead.