Transportation
CONTACT INFO & HOURS
RETSD Transportation Department
P: 204.669.0202
transportation@retsd.mb.ca
Dispatch hours: 6 a.m.–4:45 p.m., Monday to Friday
Office hours: 8 a.m.–4:45 p.m., Monday to Friday
WELCOME
River East Transcona School Division has one of the largest transportation departments in Manitoba, operating 82 school buses and safely transporting an average of 4,000 students over 1.3 million km each year in both urban and rural areas. That's like driving from Winnipeg to the moon... more than three times!
STOPFINDER
We want to remind parents about our StopFinder App, which is the best way to receive your child’s busing information. Please check your email for your StopFinder invitation and download the free app from Google Play or the Apple App Store. If your invitation has expired, please contact the transportation department at 204.669.0202 or transportation@retsd.mb.ca to have it resent.
STOPFINDER
The RETSD Transportation Department will be using this page and the Stopfinder app to update parents/guardians about potential delays with their child(ren)’s school bus route(s). If you wish to receive Stopfinder messages, ensure your contact information is up to date with your child(s) school(s), with a cellphone and email address for the primary contact.
EXTREME WEATHER PROCEDURES
Sometimes, severe weather causes the transportation department to cancel buses. If buses are cancelled, you will receive a text and email through the StopFinder App and a cancellation alert will appear at the top of the home page of this website. If the transportation department has not posted a cancellation alert by 7:15 a.m., buses are running. If transportation is cancelled in the morning, this cancellation will apply for the entire day.
The general rule is if the actual temperature at The Forks—as posted by Environment Canada at about 6:10 a.m.—reaches or exceeds -35°C or the wind chill reaches or exceeds -45°C, the transportation department will cancel buses for the entire day, but schools usually remain open. All metro Winnipeg school divisions follow one system based on these rules.
Major radio stations and local television stations will also announce busing cancellations. They usually broadcast this information about every 15 minutes.
