Interviewee: Don Tapper Line of work: Stream Line Buses

“My father started the company, he passed away and I took over.”

“You get to meet a lot of people especially when people come from other provinces and countries and I get to drive them”

“I have to go to Ontario and Quebec to get buses and drive them back.”

“Yes, I am responsible for 20 buses, about 2000 kids to school and back safely”

“ I’d drive less and spend more time running the business so things will run smoothly”

“ We get every holiday, a lot of holidays during the school year because of weather conditions and given school holidays.”

“I use to drive a truck so it makes it easier when I'm driving a bus.”

“Run, run far and fast,HAHA! No,you need to realize you're dealing with kids, so you need to have patience and not to take things that they say too seriously.”

“ The buses are a lot more technical and you need more sophisticated equipment for testing and repairing the buses”

“ You need be dependable and have lots of patience and have a special license to drive a bus along with a clean driving record.”

“I would like to manage a golf Course because I love playing golf and that would give me an opportunity to golf more often.”

“ Yes, because being the owner there is always something popping up that you have to deal with, even on your time off”

“When I'm in the garage repairing its mostly land, dirty and a lot of physical labor and when I'm driving the busses its mostly noisy and stressful dealing with traffic and the safety of the kids.”

“ I have to deal with parents a lot, have to deal with teachers, school administrators, and also I have to deal with the school board administrators, getting qualified drivers”

“ You don’t need any specific education but you need to be educated to learn all the safety protocols to be able to drive a bus”

“ I’d rather work with other people because I like meeting different people because most people you meet are interesting”

“There will be a lot more training for the drivers and the buses will be a lot more technologically advanced “

“Yes, we get all the holidays the schools get, plus 2 months over the summer, personally I take two weeks of holidays during the summer.”

“ I've been doing my job for 38 years and I plan on soon retiring.”

“yes, but I could always use more”