Fleming College students embarked on an awesome project recently, transforming aformer GO Transit bus into a tour bus for the James Barker Band, a up-and-coming Canadian country band who will take it across Canada on their upcoming tour—their first official tour bus.
With the assistance of faculty from Fleming's School of Trades and Technology, students in a number of trades programs—Carpentry, Plumbing, Welding and Electrical—collaborated to complete the project over the past seven weeks before their semester ended on April 21st.
The bus includes a kitchenette, bathroom, eight bunks, a closet, and lounge and seating areas.
The students finished their portion of the project on time, including wood work, plumbing, welding and wiring, and the only thing left to do is some trim work and paint.
The band (pictured below at Fleming's recent Open House) will soon be ready to take it on tour...