Peter Gunning earns Spare Driver Award of Excellence
Peter Gunning is the inaugural winner of the PRSD Spare Driver Award of Excellence as nominated by his coworkers and other members of the transportation department.
The Peace River School Division values tremendously the willingness and availability of our spare bus drivers. These people are Class 2S drivers who, sometimes with very short notice, step in for our regular drivers to ensure students arrive safely to and from school. Without spare drivers, there would be more interruptions in transportation service, meaning many students would not have reliable transportation back and forth from their school buildings.
About Peter
Peter has been employed by the PRSD since 2013, becoming a spare driver in January, 2017. He currently provides relief for our regular drivers in the communities of Peace River and Nampa. In gathering information for this award, the PRSD Transportation Department asked for feedback from the regular drivers. Some of the feedback they received regarding Peter included:
- Peter goes above and beyond to help everyone.
- Peter is an amazing bus driver, my students get excited when I let them know he will be driving for me.
- Peter demonstrates a sense of pride and respect for the learning by always having a smile, he always has a positive attitude.
Annual Start-Up Event
Peter was presented with his award during the Spare Bus Driver Start-Up event held on August 26 at Central Operations in Grimshaw. Superintendent Adam Murray and Transportation Manager Merlin Lee presented Peter with the award.
Congratulations Peter on being the 2024 recipient of the Peace River School Division Spare Driver Award of Excellence.