Today I attended a launch event for an important initiative being undertaken by Halifax Regional Municipality and Conserve Nova Scotia. Metro Transit has acquired two brand new, hybrid buses to service two of the city’s busiest routes — #1 and #10. Trampoline was proud to be involved with the creation and design of the artwork for the bus wrap and the associated micosite, www.getonboardhrm.ca, provides information on the project itself and the technology behind the hybrid buses. Make sure to check out the nifty ticker as it counts the amount of greenhouse gases reduced over the duration of the project.

The launch, held at Parade Square at noon today, was very well attended and was presided over by Minister of Energy Bill Estabrooks and Mayor Peter Kelly. After the short speeches and photo ops, complete with His Worships turning on the bus, we took it out for its inaugural run. Nothing too elaborate, just a quick spin around Scotia Square. Even though I have been involved in the process from the beginning and have seen the buses in their loading bay at Metro Transit headquarters, it still surprises me how quiet they are. I am very pleased that one of these new hybrid buses will be running on my daily commute.

A Cape Breton gal born and bred, Erin traded in the tar ponds of Sydney for the windswept marshes of Sackville, N.B. where she received her Bachelor of Commerce, Major in Marketing from Mount Allison University. In addition to her formal education, Erin enrolled in the school of life and has travelled overseas extensively, living in both Scotland and The Netherlands. With respect to her work at trampoline, as the old adage goes, "if Erin doesn't know, it ain't worth knowing." In her spare time, Erin owns and operates Step Lively School of Dance, and waits for Adam to propose.