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.

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 August 20 in Rocky Mountain House and August 21 in Drayton Valley.

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