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    QC: The First Woman STM Bus Driver Takes A Well Deserved Retirement

    May 28, 2014
    After 37 years of service, the first woman to become a driver for the Société de transport de Montreal retires.
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    Francine Maltais, the first woman STM bus driver, has retired after 37 years on the job.
    Francine Maltais, the first woman STM bus driver, has retired after 37 years on the job.

    After 37 years of service, the first woman to become a driver for the Société de transport de Montreal retires.

    In 1977 Francine Maltais enters the company was then called CTCUM.

    Over the years, women have taken their place in the company and began to perform jobs previously reserved for men because of the courage of Maltais and the other women who followed. Maltais is a pioneer and STM greets and wishes him a happy retirement.