No. H122/03 For releaseOctober 20, 2003 TRANSPORT MINISTER ANNOUNCESAPPOINTMENTS TO THETRANSPORTATION APPEAL TRIBUNAL OF CANADAOTTAWA -- Transport Minister David Collenette today announced the appointments of four members to the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada."I am pleased that these four prominent Canadians have agreed to serve on the newly created appeal tribunal," said Mr. Collenette. "Their collective experience and successes in a variety of fields, as well as the transportation sector, will be tremendous assets to the tribunal." Mr. Randy Allen is a fully qualified locomotive engineer, a seasoned negotiator and was secretary treasurer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. He currently serves as a member on the Board of Advisors of Serence Inc., and is a senior advisor for Asatte Systems Inc. He has over 10 years of experience with CN Rail and Via Rail as a safety instructor, locomotive engineer and conductor. Mr. Jean-Marc Lalonde is a former chairman of the Safety and Operations Management Committee of the Railway Association of Canada, a member of the American Association of Railway Superintendants, and a member of the National Rail Passenger Committee. With 32 years hands-on rail experience, he rose from being a conductor to a chief of transportation. Mr. William Nicholson is chief pilot at Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan. With 34 years of commercial flying and 18,700 hours of flying time, he has held positions in the aviation sector including line pilot, supervisor, manager, and owner/operator. He currently mentors students enrolled in the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology Commercial Pilot Course and is enrolled in the National Business Aircraft Association Certified Aviation Manager Program. Mr. Boyd Touchie is a Senior Consultant with ADI Limited. A former head of the Department of Civil Engineering Technology at the New Brunswick Community College in Moncton, he was also a lecturer in civil engineering at the Université de Moncton. He is a member and past-president of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of New Brunswick, a past president of the Consulting Engineers of New Brunswick, and a former Director of the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers. Established in June 2003, the tribunal provides a recourse mechanism for the air and rail sectors regarding administrative decisions and enforcement actions taken under federal legislation. These decisions include licensing and certification actions, refusals to remove enforcement notations, assessments of administrative monetary penalties, issuances of railway orders and notices of default on compliance agreements. The tribunal's authority will be extended to the marine sector in conjunction with regulatory reforms, currently underway, of the Marine Transportation Security Act and the Canada Shipping Act 2001.-30- Transport Canada is online at www.tc.gc.ca. Subscribe to news releases and speeches at apps.tc.gc.ca/listserv/ and keep up-to-date on the latest from Transport Canada. This news release may be made available in alternative formats for persons with visual disabilities.
