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| birth_name = Kathleen Smith |
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| birth_date = May 17, 1940 |
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| birth_place = [[Rochdale, Lancashire]], United Kingdom |
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| occupation = Bus driver, transport manager |
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| years_active = 1975-1998 |
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| known_for = First female Bus Driver, Dispatcher and First Female in ETS Management in [[Edmonton, Alberta]] |
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| alma_mater = [[Ross Sheppard Composite High School]] |
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'''Kathleen Andrews''' ([[née]] '''Smith'''; May 17, 1940 – November 17, 2013) was a British-Canadian [[bus driver]] and transport manager. Her pioneering role as the first female Transit Operator, Dispatcher and Manager in [[Edmonton, Alberta]] was later commemorated by the city.<ref name="city">{{cite web|url=http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/AndrewsGarage-Pkg.pdf|title=Kathleen Andrews|publisher=[[City of Edmonton]]|accessdate=8 January 2015}}</ref> |
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Kathleen Smith grew up in [[Rochdale, Lancashire]] and migrated to Edmonton aged 14. She graduated from [[Ross Sheppard Composite High School]] in 1959.<ref name="city"/> Following a marriage and subsequent divorce, she sought full-time employment to support her family, which led to joining the [[Edmonton Transit System]] (ETS) in 1975.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.630ched.com/2014/05/18/daughter-looking-to-honour-first-female-ets-driver/|title=Daughter looking to honour first female ETS driver|newspaper=630 Ched|date=May 18, 2014|accessdate=January 8, 2015}}</ref> She initially fulfilled the role of Bus Information Clerk, before becoming the first female bus driver that May. After three years, she became the first female Bus Dispatcher,<ref name="city"/> and was eventually promoted to manager of Special Service charter buses. She was commended by the council as being the first female in any significant management capacity in the city. She continued to drive school buses after her retirement from ETS in 1998,<ref name="city"/> and died of [[cancer]] in November 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/Local+Shows/Alberta/Edmonton+AM/ID/2419985206/|title=First female transit driver remembered|publisher=CBC Radio|date=November 22, 2013|accessdate=January 8, 2015}}</ref> |
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Edmonton Transit Systems, First Female City Bus Driver! |
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In 2014, the city council created the Kathleen Andrews Transit Garage at a cost of $196 million, covering 500,000 square feet of space and accommodating 300 buses and 700 drivers. The garage did not open officially until February 2020.<ref name=ej>{{cite news|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/Northeast+garage+could+spur+Fort+Road+redevelopment/10448416/story.html|title=Northeast bus garage could spur Fort Road redevelopment|newspaper=Edmonton Journal|date=December 7, 2014|accessdate=8 January 2015}}</ref> |
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Kathleen Andrews was born May 17, 1940 and moved to Edmonton, Alberta Canada from Rochdale, Lancashire England in 1954. Kathleen began working for the City of Edmonton in 1974. Kathleen applied for a job as an Edmonton Transit Operator in 1975 and became Edmonton's First Female City Bus Driver in May 1975! This was history in the making as, currently,there were no females doing any male orientated jobs. After 3 years of driving, Kathleen then became ETS's first female Dispatcher and then moved on to becoming ETS's first female in Management with the City of Edmonton and Edmonton Transit System. |
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Latest revision as of 01:48, 14 December 2020
Kathleen Andrews | |
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| Born | Kathleen Smith May 17, 1940 Rochdale, Lancashire, United Kingdom |
| Died | November 17, 2013 (aged 73) |
| Alma mater | Ross Sheppard Composite High School |
| Occupation(s) | Bus driver, transport manager |
| Years active | 1975-1998 |
| Known for | First female Bus Driver, Dispatcher and First Female in ETS Management in Edmonton, Alberta |
Kathleen Andrews (née Smith; May 17, 1940 – November 17, 2013) was a British-Canadian bus driver and transport manager. Her pioneering role as the first female Transit Operator, Dispatcher and Manager in Edmonton, Alberta was later commemorated by the city.[1]
Kathleen Smith grew up in Rochdale, Lancashire and migrated to Edmonton aged 14. She graduated from Ross Sheppard Composite High School in 1959.[1] Following a marriage and subsequent divorce, she sought full-time employment to support her family, which led to joining the Edmonton Transit System (ETS) in 1975.[2] She initially fulfilled the role of Bus Information Clerk, before becoming the first female bus driver that May. After three years, she became the first female Bus Dispatcher,[1] and was eventually promoted to manager of Special Service charter buses. She was commended by the council as being the first female in any significant management capacity in the city. She continued to drive school buses after her retirement from ETS in 1998,[1] and died of cancer in November 2013.[3]
In 2014, the city council created the Kathleen Andrews Transit Garage at a cost of $196 million, covering 500,000 square feet of space and accommodating 300 buses and 700 drivers. The garage did not open officially until February 2020.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Kathleen Andrews" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "Daughter looking to honour first female ETS driver". 630 Ched. May 18, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- ^ "First female transit driver remembered". CBC Radio. November 22, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- ^ "Northeast bus garage could spur Fort Road redevelopment". Edmonton Journal. December 7, 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2015.