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For Chris Cassidy, there’s no better feeling than being out on the road, behind the wheel of a bus.

“I enjoy it — I love it a lot,” he said. “Anybody that’s remotely close to me knows that’s what I always wanted to do.”

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A longtime transit enthusiast thanks to his bus-driving grandfather, Cassidy became a Coast Mountain Bus Company operator almost a year and a half ago.

The 24-year-old is just the kind of driver TransLink is hoping to attract during its latest recruitment campaign.

In April, the transit authority is planning to roll out the first round of bus improvements promised in Phase 1 of its 10-year regional transportation plan.

In order to make those improvements, it has to hire and train by April 144 drivers to operate conventional buses and 26 for community shuttles.

TranLink is planning to hire another 300 drivers by year’s end to keep up with further boosts to service that will come with service changes in June and September.