School buses manufactured by Lion Electric in New Brunswick have been recalled after a fire incident occurred in Montreal involving one of their vehicles.
In a recent development, the province of New Brunswick has recalled 22 electric school buses manufactured by Lion Electric following a fire incident in Montreal, Quebec last week. The recall notice was issued by the New Brunswick transportation department on Friday.
The buses in question are part of the fleets of three school districts in the province: Anglophone East, Anglophone South, and Francophone Sud. The Anglophone East school district has 11 Lion buses, while the Anglophone South school district has 10. The Francophone Sud school district, on the other hand, has only one Lion bus.
The manufacturer of the buses, Lion Electric, has issued the recall following the incident. The cause of the bus fire has not been disclosed, and no details about any similar incidents involving Lion buses in New Brunswick have been made available.
In response to the recall, the province is working with school districts to ensure students have transportation during the inspections. No new information about similar incidents involving Lion buses in New Brunswick has been disclosed.
Quebec has also pulled all its 1,200 Lion buses from the roads for inspection following the fire. The Quebec federation of bus operators expects all the buses to be back in service across the province by Friday. It is worth noting that this recall does not affect the safety of students in New Brunswick, as the inspections are precautionary measures.
The fire did not cause any injuries, and no details about the missing N.S. siblings, Lilly and Jack Sullivan, have been disclosed in the provided paragraph.
In other news, Doug Ford has doubled down on scrapping speed cameras, and Ottawa is considering a bill that would outlaw 'hateful' displays of certain symbols. Meanwhile, Irish hip hop group 'Kneecap' has been banned from Canada for supporting Hamas and Hezbollah, and Toyota has recalled more than 70,000 vehicles in Canada, but these events are unrelated to the Lion bus recall.
In summary, New Brunswick has recalled 22 electric school buses manufactured by Lion Electric following a fire incident in Montreal, Quebec. The recall involves buses from three school districts in the province, and inspections are currently underway to ensure the safety of the students. The cause of the bus fire has not been disclosed, and no new information about similar incidents involving Lion buses in New Brunswick has been made available.
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