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Parents of students transported by Prairie Spirit School Division into Saskatoon are weighing their options as the division ends a long-running school bus service.
The GEMS transportation service has been running for about 25 years and provides students from just west of the city the ability to attend school in Saskatoon.
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“GEMS” encompasses the Gideon, Ebzel, Merrill and Smithville school areas; its name stems from the old country schools in that region.
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