Bundled up against -28 degree Celsius weather, students in Cherryville waited for the bus Friday morning.

But the bus never came.

It was cancelled at short notice due to weather-related mechanical problems, according to Adrian Johnson, Vernon School District secretary-treasurer.

It was the only route, out of 30, that didn含羞草研究社檛 make it out in the frigid temperatures.

A testament considering, as Johnson points out, several school districts in B.C. cancelled all bus routes Friday due to the exceptionally cold weather.

But several parents in Cherryville aren含羞草研究社檛 impressed with how it was handled.

Charlie Redstone drove her son to the bus stop that morning and waited due to the temperatures.

They waited 10 minutes before another Cherryville resident drove past and said the bus wasn含羞草研究社檛 coming.

含羞草研究社淎ll I could think was, what if the kids had walked and stood there waiting? This is frostbite temps,含羞草研究社� said the concerned mother.

Some parents got a phone call shortly after 7 a.m. alerting them to the bus issue.

But Redstone and others never did.

含羞草研究社淭he transportation team promptly notified schools and posted the cancellation on the school district and school websites, Facebook and Twitter,含羞草研究社� said Johnson. 含羞草研究社淚n addition, with the limited time available, the transportation team were able to contact families of 32 of the 64 impacted students.

含羞草研究社淲e strive to ensure that no student waits for a bus that isn含羞草研究社檛 going to arrive, particularly in these frigid temperatures.含羞草研究社�

Johnson says staff have debriefed to identify why they were unable to contact all the impacted families.

含羞草研究社淲e are revising internal procedures to find ways to directly and promptly contact all impacted families should this occur in the future.含羞草研究社�

Redstone and some of the other families who weren含羞草研究社檛 notified are frustrated with the system.

含羞草研究社淭he bus stop is two kilometres away. We have to drive him in winter and when the bears wake up. Other kids have in the past been stalked by cougars and coyotes,含羞草研究社� said Redstone, who, with her husband, normally drops her son off on her way to work. 含羞草研究社淚t was so cold this morning that we stayed and waited with him.含羞草研究社�

An Enderby parent says the North Okanagan-Shuswap school district has an app that her daughter can check on her phone. But even when it was far less cold earlier this week, she received a phone call to say the bus was running 15 minutes late.

含羞草研究社淚f they can call parents surrounding Enderby (and seriously, there are so many automated systems), they can call Cherryville parents, too,含羞草研究社� said Sarah Dev.

A Lumby mom points out that social media posts aren含羞草研究社檛 the best way to reach busy parents struggling to get all the kids, and themselves, out the door on time.

含羞草研究社淣ot all parents do social media. So how are they supposed to know?含羞草研究社� Karen Prebushewski said. 含羞草研究社淥ur bus route posted it was going to be late after we had already left the house for the bus.含羞草研究社�

Another Lumby parent was told an app similar to Enderby含羞草研究社檚 was being created for parents to track the busses.

She asked the district含羞草研究社檚 transportation services about it in October and was told it would be up 含羞草研究社渉opefully by the end of this month.含羞草研究社�

含羞草研究社淚t含羞草研究社檚 now January and still nothing,含羞草研究社� said Lyndsay Turnbull.

Johnson confirms there is something in the works and further information will be provided at a later date.

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