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教务长乔伊·鲍恩-埃尔向南兰运输公司的员工颁发了11月度灯塔奖，与G.P.范尼尔学校的学生代表一同。

南兰运输公司每天为超过18,000名CBE学生提供交通服务。这是一家家族企业，其每一项决策都基于明确的指导原则。他们的核心价值观是安全、客户服务、足智多谋、诚信、积极态度、团队合作、忠诚、责任、尊重和奉献。南兰运输公司通过提供出色的服务体现了这些价值观，以下的推荐信充分说明了南兰运输公司为何获得2016年11月度灯塔奖。

CBE学生对南兰运输公司的评价如下：

• “公交司机非常友好并且愿意与你交谈。” 杰克逊·M。
• “我喜欢冬天司机把公交车里加热，这样你就有一个温暖的公交车可以坐。” 克拉拉·D。
• “我想真心感谢我们城市所有南兰公交司机，在学校活动中提供帮助，接送我们上学以及所做的任何其他善意。谢谢。” 阿尔伯兹·M。

CBE家长、校长和主管对南兰运输公司的评价如下：

• “我儿子非常喜欢乘坐公交车。如果要打分，我给满分五颗星。” 家长劳里·M。
• “开学的前几个星期，我们发现学生乘坐错误的公交车回家，搞混了，司机让他们打电话回家，然后在结束路程时，亲自送他们回家。这是超越服务和关心学生的体现。” 校长杰夫·H。
• “老实说，如果不是南兰员工愿意在千钧一发之际伸出援手，这天本可能会有所不同。” CBE主管凯丽·E.（在开办一所新学校时）

但是您是否知道南兰运输公司远不止提供安全的上下学交通服务这么简单呢？

南兰运输公司还：

• 为难民学生和家庭提供医疗预约、上学和临时住房的交通服务。
• 与卡尔加里火焰基金会、卡尔加里猎人队、学习伙伴关系组织、WE Day等众多机构合作，支持当地和国家级的项目。
• 与教育事务部合作，支持CBE学校和社区的奖学金、活动和文化项目。

在CBE的各个领域，南兰运输公司始终传递着一个一致的信息：“我们如何帮助你，我们在这里为您提供帮助。” 感谢您在帮助CBE实现学生成功的共同目标中不知疲倦的努力。

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Trustee Joy Bowen-Eyre presenting the November Lighthouse Award to Southland Transportation staff with G.P. Vanier School student speakers.

Southland Transportation provides transportation to over 18,000 CBE students on a daily basis.  This family-owned company is based on guiding principles that are the basis for every decision. Their core values are safety, customer service, resourcefulness, integrity, positive attitude, teamwork, loyalty, accountability, respect, and dedication.  Southland Transportation embodies these values in the amazing service they provide, and the following testimonials speak loudly to the reason Southland Transportation is our Lighthouse Award winner for November 2016.

CBE students have this to say about Southland Transportation.

• “The bus drivers are very kind and willing to talk with you.” Jackson M.
• “I enjoy that the bus drivers heat up the bus in the winter so you have a nice warm bus to come to.” Clara D.
•  “I would just like to genuinely thank all Southland bus drivers in our city for helping out in school activities, rides to school and for any other kind things they might do! Thank you.”   Alborz M.

CBE parents, principals and Directors have this to say about Southland Transportation.

• “My son loves the bus. If they were counting stars, I’d give it five out of five stars.” Parent Laurie M.
• “In the first few weeks of school, it turned out students have landed on the wrong bus going home, just mixed up, the driver had them call home, and then at the end of the run, returned them home on his own time. That is service beyond, and care for students.”      Principal Jeff H. 
• “I can honestly say if it hadn’t been for the willingness of Southland staff to go above and beyond the call of duty to help us out at the 11th hour, the day could have turned out very differently.” CBE Director Carrie E. (on opening a new school)

But did you know Southland Transportation does so much more than provide safe transportation to CBE students to and from school? 

Southland Transportation has:

• Provided refugee students and families’ transportation to medical appointments, school and to temporary housing.
• Partnered with the Calgary Flames Foundation, Calgary Hitmen, The Learning Partnership, WE Day, and many others to support local and national initiatives. 
• Partnered with Education Matters to support scholarships, events and cultural programming in CBE schools and communities.

Throughout all of the CBE, there is always a consistent message from Southland Transportation and that is “how can we help, and we are here to assist you.” Thank you for your tireless effort in assisting the CBE with our common goal of student success.