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B.C. charter bus driver kept from working due to government backlog

Pandemic problems persist as Driver Medical Fitness files held up by 100-day backlog
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A backlog partly due to the pandemic is holding up the Driver Medical Fitness offices in B.C., but the government says that those needing to get back on the road sooner could be dealt with ahead of the pack. (Clarise Larson/Juneau Empire File)

An Abbotsford charter coach operator says she is one of many drivers who could be sidelined by a bureaucratic backlog.

Katharine Wallace has been on medical unemployment since the beginning of June, after a diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea. The diagnosis meant her licence had to be revoked. Since then, her doctor has cleared her to return to work. It’s been several weeks now, and no sign of her licence being reinstated.

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Jessica Peters

About the Author: Jessica Peters

I began my career in 1999, covering communities across the Fraser Valley ever since.
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