Contract Offer Declined

People looking to get their driver's licence are not going to be behind the wheel any time soon.

Ontario's striking driver examiners, represented by the United Steelworkers, have rejected DriveTest's latest offer by 78 per cent.

The strike, which began in August, affects 93 full-time and part-time DriveTest sites, including the one in Fort Frances.

Managers at some DriveTest centres in Ontario are giving driving exams while unionized employees are on strike.

Six locations, including one in Thunder Bay, opened today.

Only partial services will be offered: written tests for all classes of licences, road test for commercially classified licences and out-of-province or out-of-country licence exchanges.