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School Bus Driver Receives SOUTHLAND Halifax Community Hero Award After Averting Disaster
On Friday, SOUTHLAND Halifax paid tribute to School Bus Driver Terrie Brown for his swift response in steering clear of a gravel truck that had careened off a highway overpass, narrowly missing his bus.Terrie was presented with the Safety Championship Belt and a...
Southland Transportation Southern Alberta Combines Skills and Fun in Annual Roadeo 2024
On Saturday May 25 Souhtland Transportation held its annual School Bus Roadeo in Calgary for the Southern Alberta region. We had an amazing turnout of 42 contestants, 31 in the big bus category, and 11 in the small bus. Amongst those 42 were 20 first time participants...
Diversified GM David Richards Part of Delegation Promoting Edmonton Region Hydrogen Supply Chain
On May 6th to 8th our General Manager, David Richards, along with a group of Edmonton region businesses led by Edmonton Global were in Ottawa to lobby the Government of Canada for the region’s share of programming and funding. Delegates had the opportunity to share...
PWT Student Line Kicks Off School Bus Driver Appreciation Week With Fun and Food!
May 6th has been designated School Bus Driver Appreciation Day for a very good reason. It gives teachers, students and families a wonderful opportunity to thank school bus drivers and to show them how much they value their service. It also gives PWT the opportunity to...
SOUTHAND Edmonton Employees Attend Largest Ever Gathering of People Dressed as Dinosaurs!
A contingent of SOUTHLAND Edmonton employees and their families joined thousands of people wearing dinosaur costumes in Drumheller on Saturday, hoping to break a world record. Travel Drumheller’s 'Jurassic Jamboree' event aimed to break the Largest Gathering of People...
Prairie Bus Lines Driver Named Alberta School Bus Driver of the Year
Prairie Bus Lines is thrilled to announce that one of our own has been recognized by the Student Transportation Association of Alberta. We want to extend our sincerest congratulations to Don Strandquist for being named the 2023 School Bus Driver of the Year. Working...
Diversified Transportation’s Hydrogen Motorcoach Featured at Ecological Summit in Banff National Park
On April 9th Diversified attended a fireside chat hosted by the Association for Mountain Parks Protection and Enjoyment (AMPPE), Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) and Ski Big 3.In attendance at this event were various stakeholders including Ron Hallman,...
SOUTHLAND Supervisor’s Sunrise Photo Collection Brightens Coworkers Days!
What started as a simple social media post nearly five years ago has turned into a real passion project for Southland's Calgary North Supervisor Nancy Hardy. Nancy started capturing sunrise photos because "our Alberta skies are so big and beautiful. I began by just...
Recognizing SOUTHLAND’s Liz Vomastic on International Women’s Day
As we celebrate the nearly 100,000 amazing women that work in the transportation industry across Canada, and all the women in our lives, PWT would like to profile the journey of Liz Vomastic, Lead Hand at Southland Edmonton's 17th Street Shop. "I’ve been with...
SOUTHLAND Southern Alberta Transports Thousands of Students for TELUS Be Brave Event at Saddledome
Yesterday, the TELUS BE BRAVE #EndBullying Game welcomed nearly 13,000 pink-clad students and teachers to the Scotiabank Saddledome to watch the Calgary Hitmen take on the Edmonton Oil Kings. SOUTHLAND Transportation was proud to provide transportation for this...