summer fun bus day for kids

Summer Fun Bus Day for Kids was first held in July 2005 in Oakville.
About 130 people participated in the activities at the Oakville GO station. More took advantage of the free buses for the day.

In 2006, Summer Fun Bus Day for Kids expanded to Burlington and events were held at the Oakville and Burlington GO stations. Due to station renovations in 2007, the event was moved to Sheridan College in Oakville. We were back at Sheridan College for 2008. In 2009, the event moved toOakville Place and a bike component was added. 2010 sees us back at Oakville Place for Summer Fun Bus and Bike Day. See below for descriptions from each year.

The main goal of Summer Fun Bus Day is to help families become comfortable with the local public transit system. Taking the bus means fewer cars on the road, which means better air quality. This is especially important in Halton Region in the summer months. Besides, kids enjoy taking the bus!

2010 event

tuesday, july 6
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Summer Fun Bus & Bike Day is back at Oakville Place again this year.

The Town of Oakville will be running a bike rodeo and bike tune-up. Bring your bike if you can.

Oakville Transit will bring two buses. One will stay on site so that you can see how the bike racks work. The other will be offering short rides for those who have never been on Oakville Transit and for those who want to go again. Kids love to ride the bus!

Other activities include face painting and a colouring contest.

Look for us in the southeast parking lot, by the lower level of Sears.

For the Town's webpage, visit www.oakville.ca.

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2009 event

thursday, july 9
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Summer Fun Bus Day for Kids is moving to Oakville Place with an added twist. It’s now Summer Fun Bus & Bike Day!

The Town of Oakville will be running a bike rodeo and bike tune-up. Bring your bike if you can.

As always, there will be crafts, a free bus ride, a colouring contest, and other activities.

Look for us in the southeast parking lot, by the lower level of Sears.

For the Town's webpage, visit www.oakville.ca.

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2008 event

wednesday, july 9

Summer Fun Bus Day for Kids was back at Sheridan College for a second year, with only a slight rainshower. New and popular attractions were GO Transit’s model railway safety village and an Oakville Transit bus parked for visiting, with a bike rack mounted on the front so that we could test it out. Many children tried out the bus horn! There were line-ups at the face painting and the shoebox bus makers were busy as usual. Free bus rides ran continuously all morning.

Colouring contest winning artwork is posted at right. Grand prize winners are Sydney, age 5, with the colourful bus at right, and Munazza, age 12, with a fabulous poster promoting transit, at the bottom of the artwork stack. Other prize winners, in order from top to bottom, are Cliona, age 10, Sheneice, age 8, Sydney, age 7, Emily, age 6, Katelyn, age 6, Rachel Rose, age 4, Lucas, age 3, and Rebecca, age 8, with a tranist poster. Many thanks to Panago Pizza, Oakville Transit, and Once Upon a Child for the prize donations!

We are very grateful once again to TD Friends of the Environment Foundation for their support of this event.

Thanks to event partners at the Town of Oakville, Oakville Transit, GO Transit, and Sheridan College, to Oak Park Moms & Tots, and to our faithful volunteers!

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2007 event

On Thursday, July 5, Oakville’s third annual Summer Fun Bus Day for Kids took place. Approximately 400 people visited the Sheridan College parking lot for crafts, face painting, storytime, and a special bus ride. Unfortunately, due to rain at the start of the day, GO Transit was unable to set up its safety village, but they’re sure to be back next year!

We are very grateful to TD Friends of the Environment Foundation for their support of this event.

Colouring contest winners are posted at right by age. Many thanks to Sanford Canada, Panago Pizza, and Oakville Transit for the fabulous prize donations and other support!

Thanks also to event partners at the Town of Oakville, Oakville Public Library, and Sheridan College, to Oakville Blueprinting, Oak Park Moms & Tots, and to our helpful volunteers!

Click here for photos from the 2007 Oakville event.

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2006 oakville event

Thursday, July 6, 2006 was a beautiful day. Approximately 400 people showed up at the Oakville GO station to take part in the activities. Participants enjoyed a bus-making craft, playdough, storytime, and other activities, as well as a short bus ride.

The poster colouring contest was won by Nick M., age 13, who received a free bus pass for the month of September as well as other Oakville Transit goodies. Honourable mention in the poster category goes to Disha (age 11), Sara (age 10), and Shaelyn (age 7).

The Gus from the Bus colouring contest winners were Jonathan (age 11), Jamshied (age 9), Alice (age 7), Adam (age 4), and Aaron (age 3). The prize for most creative went to Niyan (age 6).

Organizers thank local branches of TD for their support of Summer Fun Bus Day for Kids. Thanks to the event partners: Oakville Transit, the Town of Oakville, GO Transit, Oakville Public Library, and Oakville Place. Thanks to the prize donors: Pinocchio's Pick of the Crop and Panago Pizza. Thanks to the donors-in-kind: Whole Foods Market, Zellers, and Oakville Blueprinting. Thanks to the Oakville Beaver and SNAP Oakville. And many thanks to the volunteers.

Click here for photos from the 2006 Oakville event.

See you next year!

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2006 burlington event

july 12, 2006 (wednesday)
9:00 am to 12:00 noon
burlington GO station

Wednesday, July 12, 2006 was a grey, rainy day, but about 130 people still came to the Burlington GO station. Although squished inside one of the buildings, participants enjoyed a bus-making craft, playdough, and storytime. The GO Transit mini safety village was a big hit.

Many thanks to TD Friends of the Environment Foundation for their generous support of Summer Fun Bus Day for Kids. Thanks also to Boston Pizza, Hobby and Toy Central, and Budding Scholars for gift donations for the colouring contest. Contest winners were Ashley (age 10), Tonje (age 9), Rachel (age 6), Owen (age 4), and Aliya (age 3).

Thank you to the event partners: the City of Burlington, Burlington Transit, Burlington Public Library, GO Transit, and Mapleview Shopping Centre. And a big thank you to the volunteers!

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