Winnipeg's Best Ambassador



At the end of March, my sweetie and I were flying to Vegas.  Every other time we had flown international, we have left before the sun rise.  This time, we were leaving at 1:00 pm.  We were packed the night before and awake at 6:00 am.  We had some nervous anticipation energy and were looking for a way to pass some time.  We decided to take the bus to the airport.

When we transferred on to the 20 at Polo Park, I hadn't even noticed that we were riding an electric bus.  Once we were alone with the bus driver, my sweetie asked the bus driver how she enjoyed driving the electric bus.  

This veteran bus driver liked it very much.  In fact, she was very proud to drive this bus and knew a great deal about it and told us about it.  It wasn't interesting at all, it was fascinating.  My sweetie and I were mesmerized by her knowledge, the bus workings, and her enthusiasm and pride in the City of Winnipeg.  

I started smiling as she talked as her enthusiasm was contagious.  I confess that I can't really remember much about her treatise other than he takes about 17 minutes to fully recharge and that it does use a small amount of diesel for heat.  

But, I can tell you I feel great about Winnipeg and its commitment to going green.  It inspired me to think more about leaving a more green fingerprint myself.  It made me proud to be from Winnipeg.  

As we were stopping, the woman offered to take a picture of us with the electric bus.  After hearing so much about this bus, we felt unworthy to be pictured with it, but, of course, we did.  What an amazing experience.  

Mayor Bowman should take this bus ride whenever he feels a little down.  He will be immediately energized knowing what a great Winnipeg Ambassador he has working for the city.   

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