Young students throughout Central Alberta, and their parents, will have the opportunity to start the
school year learning how to ride the bus safely. The annual First Rider Event is free to attend and
is based in four Central Alberta communities.
Each of the participating four school divisions are working together to run the event. Chinook’s
Edge, Red Deer Public, Red Deer Catholic, and Wild Rose School Divisions as well as Prairie Bus
Lines are involved, and will have coordinators and staff members at each location to help students
and their parents.
Students will have the chance to:
● Watch a Winnie the Pooh school bus safety video
● Learn how to ride the bus safely when the bus is moving
● Practice safely entering and exiting a school bus
● Experience a short school bus ride
● Participate in an emergency evacuation
The First Rider program has been successful each year since it began in 2009, giving young people
a better understanding of safety just in time for school start-up.
First Rider will be offered from 3:00 to 7:00 pm on the following dates and
locations:
Red Deer & area - Tuesday August 13
École Secondaire Notre Dame High School parking lot
Olds & area - Wednesday August 14
École Deer Meadow School parking lot
Rocky Mountain House & area - Wednesday August 21
West Central High School / St. Dominic High School
Drayton Valley & area - Thursday August 22
Frank Maddock High School

For more information, please see the First Rider brochure, here.