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Meet Annie Calver: Shuttle Bus Driver

Skytalk Magazine
January 2010

Commissionaire Annie Calver profiled by YVR's Skytalk Magazine:

Annie Calver is one of the shuttle bus drivers of YVR’s low emissions bus fleet. She enjoys her job as it allows her to meet and greet, as well as obtain great views outside the airport terminals.

Calver has been working at the airport for almost 11 years. Her job requires a Class 2 Driver’s License to drive the large buses, and includes assisting customers with luggage, answering questions and giving directions for various places at the airport. She is also responsible for daily inspection and fueling of the bus she drives.

Originally from South America, she grew up in Vancouver and now resides in Surrey. She is happily married—by airport Chaplain Layne Daggett—with two children and two grandchildren.

While Calver does not consider herself a photographer, she has amassed a collection of what she calls YVR and Around photographs, taken during her breaks and before and after work.

“I enjoy playing with my camera, and occasionally get lucky with a decent shot”, said Calver.

Some of the photographs include killdeer and their nest, blue heron that come to hunt and even a hawk on the grass at the back in the parking lot. Her collection also includes a number of sunsets and sunrises and changing fall colours. One of the photos she most enjoys was taken from the top level of the YVR parkade in which she appears to hold the control tower in her hand.

When on the job Calver considers herself to be, “an ambassador for YVR,” and her outgoing personality and warm smile makes her a natural fit for the busy people-oriented airport environment.

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