BRAMPTON,ON. — On Thursday, Dec. 8, parents and young people and other members of the public are invited to an information night at Bramalea Secondary School to learn about one of the country’s most innovative educational initiatives—the high school’s new truck-and-coach program.

Bramalea Secondary School is in the heart of the Ontario trucking country and the school’s vice-principal who is championing the new program, Peter Gibson, used to operate Kingsley Transport, a liquid bulk carrier, before he joined the education system.

Gibson’s father ran Lakeshore Dairies in Etobicoke and when Gibson took over the trucking end of the business he introduced liquid back hauls. He sold the business in 1992.

For the past two and a half years, though, he has been one of three vice principals at Bramalea and this year, under Principal Nancy Chew, he is eagerly anticipating next year’s launch of the truck program.

Bramalea Secondary School Principal Nancy Chew (an alumnus of the high school, to boot!) looks over construction drawings of the school’s new truck facility with V.P Peter Gibson.

“I know first hand the opportunities that exist at all levels of the trucking industry, not merely driving but in dispatch, logistics, management, the whole spectrum,” he told todaystrucking.com. “This new program will appeal to students who like hands-on learning; active learners, who enjoy courses that take place outside the traditional classroom.”

The new course will draw students from across the Peel region, which is one of the largest boards in the province.

And while the board has promised full support for the program, Gibson knows that technology is always changing so he will be relying on support from people within the trucking industry to help him ensure the students always have access to the latest equipment and ideas.

Watch todaystrucking.com for further updates on this worthwhile educational initiative.