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Canada’s Greenest School Contest Kicks Off
March 24, 2010
CNW
A new contest looking to find Canada’s Greenest School was recently announced by IC Bus, manufacturer of the first production hybrid school bus in North America.
First prize in the contest includes a new $200,000 Hybrid School Bus, a “green” school audit by a LEED accredited professional and a $3,000 Student Scholarship.
Tom Rossi, Principal at Ecole Robert H. Smith School in the River Heights area of Winnipeg is excited about using the contest to challenge students to think about how they could make their school experience the greenest in the country. “This gives us a fresh way to reinforce the message of sustainability,” says Mr. Rossi.
IC School Buses are sold through dealers across North America. Maxim Truck & Trailer, headquartered in Winnipeg, is the exclusive dealer of IC Buses in Manitoba. “Over 1.3 billion litres of passenger car fuel is saved in Canada every year by students riding school buses, says Troy Gording, Bus Sales Manager at Maxim Truck & Trailer. “This contest underscores the value of riding the bus to school in order to reduce environmental emissions.”
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