Image Credit: SUBMITTED / Kevin Ellis December 17, 2020 - 7:00 AM An act of kindness by a Penticton bus driver has helped make this Christmas extra special for a six-year-old boy. Eric Braun has formed an unlikely friendship with young Joseph Ellis since last spring when he drove by and noticed him having a socially-distanced birthday party in his yard. He stopped to give the youngster a small gift. He drives a B.C. Transit bus on Moose Jaw Street and from then on, began giving the family a quick honk to say hello to Joseph if he passed them on the street.