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 important anti-bullying event.

The first ever?TELUS Be Brave event was hosted on February 22 of 2017, and SOUTHLAND has been assisting with busing right from the start. We've since become a valued member of the planning committee for future #EndBullying games.

Yesterday, we had 106 buses and drivers running to and from the?Saddledome to transport pink-clad students and teachers. Of those?106 drivers, we also had the assistance of?an out-of-town driver from?Okotoks, so thank you for pitching in!

We had major support on the grounds from our Safety and Charter Operations teams and drivers. Kudos to the Charter Dispatch team, who spent many extra hours to find the drivers. We'd also like to send a special shout out to Andrea Silverthorne and Hugh Harms in Safety for their assistance.

We are happy to report that we?had all students unloaded and seated inside the Saddledome before the puck was dropped. After the game, we set a record time getting the kids?loaded and the buses departed within 15 minutes of the games end.

We all worked together as a team to make this event a huge success!

Click the slideshow below to watch how everyone pulled together for a great cause.