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Phil Dutton : Owner / Instructor Class 1,2,3,4&5/7, Air Brakes, TDG
Phil drove truck in Western Canada and the US before he became an instructor 10 years ago. 8 years ago Phil and his partner started Parkway Driving Academy here in Nanaimo. Phil was one of the original volunteers for the D.R.I.V.E. program . He is still an advocate of driver education for all drivers in the community, young and old .
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Raj Ali : Owner – Vehicle Safety and Maintenance
Raj has a background from the mining industry where he serviced heavy machinery and drove mine trucks for 18 years. He got his class one 15 years ago and has been driving truck on the island ever since. Raj started up Parkway Driving Academy with Phil and works behind the scenes ensuring that all of our vehicles are maintained to current safety standards.
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Terry Shaw : Instructor Class 1,2,3,4&5/7, TDG, Air Brakes , Hours of Service, Load Securement and Certified Forklift Instructor.
Terry has an extensive background in the trucking industry. He has been an instructor for the last 20 of his 38 year career. He too has driven in both Europe and Canada and at one time owned his own driving school in the Duncan area. Terry spent 10 years as a Safety Officer on the ice roads for a company based out of Edmonton. Terry has been with Parkway for the past 2 years.
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Dick Ladouceur : Instructor – Air Brakes
Dick is a Red Seal heavy duty mechanic and has a 38 year history with air brakes and brake systems. Dick was a training specialist for Wagner Brake company and taught brake systems to mechanics in both Canada and the US. Dick taught air brakes for a college in north western BC before moving to the island where he has been teaching air brakes for the past 14 years. Dick has been with Parkway for the past 5 years.
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Office Staff – Brenda Dutton and Linda Ali
Brenda worked for over 35 years in a library – the last 25 years in charge of the loan services at the VIU library in Nanaimo. Brenda is also actively involved with the Dragon Boat program of which she has been on the executive for the past 7 years. Brenda has been involved in the operations of the office at Parkway since the school began.
Linda worked in the public school system as a EA for several years in the North Island and in Nanaimo . Coming from a family background in business and after taking some business courses , Linda went into business for herself before becoming involved with the driving school 6 years ago. Linda has been involved with the trucking industry from a office / business perspective for 15 years .
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Alan Dutton : Volunteer – extremely talented man who can take care of all of Parkway’s miscellaneous needs.
Alan has been involved with Parkway Driving Academy since the beginning . He runs a strict recycling program for Parkway in his spare time, as well as office repairs. Alan also does shuttle service for Parkway instructors and students .
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