No. H127/03 For release November 3, 2003 APPOINTMENT TO NANAIMO PORT AUTHORITY OTTAWA -- Transport Minister David Collenette today announced the appointment of Martyn J. Green of Nanoose Bay, B.C., to the board of directors of the Nanaimo Port Authority. Mr. Green, who attended the London Polytechnic and London University, most recently served as president and general manager of Burrard Clean Operations, an industry oil spill response cooperative. He has conducted many oil spill response training sessions on a variety of subjects in Canada, the United States and in Vietnam. In 1972, he joined the British Columbia Petroleum Association, a petroleum industry trade organization, and created a spill response network. Prior to 1972, Mr. Green served as a senior marketing manager with a major international petroleum corporation. He is currently the president of the Vancouver Maritime Museum and serves on both the boards of directors of the Western Marine Community and the Pitch-in British Columbia Waste Management Society. "Mr. Green's extensive experience and knowledge in oil spill response and his contribution to oil spill response legislation is well known and respected," said Mr. Collenette. "I am very pleased that he has agreed to take on this responsibility with the board and I know his talents will be well used." The Nanaimo Port Authority is the Canada Port Authority (CPA) established to manage the Port of Nanaimo, effective July 1, 1999, under the Canada Marine Act. As a CPA, the Nanaimo Port Authority benefits from greater management flexibility, including increased freedom to develop contracts and borrow money from commercial lenders. Nanaimo is a major entry point for vehicle transportation and cargo on Vancouver Island. In 2001, more than 2.1 million vehicles and 5.7 million passengers moved through the port. Total cargo traffic in 2001 was 2 million metric tonnes. The main imports were petroleum and forest products, while the main exports were lumber, pulp, and other related forest products. A recently inaugurated passenger-only fast ferry service between Nanaimo and downtown Vancouver now offers daily roundtrip service from the Port of Nanaimo. -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.
