No. H228/05
For release November 16, 2005
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Jean-C. Lapierre today proposed the appointment
of Mr. Dan M. Elash of London, Ontario, as president and CEO of the Blue Water
Bridge Authority. The proposed appointment will be referred to the Standing
Committee on Transport for review.
"I am pleased to recommend that Mr. Elash serve again as president and CEO for
the Blue Water Bridge Authority, an important economic link with our neighbours,"
said Mr. Lapierre. "His experience is an asset to the board."
Mr. Elash is a graduate of the University of Waterloo and holds a bachelor of
science degree in electrical engineering. He is currently the president and CEO
of the Blue Water Bridge Authority in Point Edward, Ontario, and is also an
active member of the Canadian Institute of Management and of the Professional
Engineers of Ontario. He has served as director of engineering and operations at
Sarnia Hydro Electrical Commission, president of the Municipal Electric
Association District 8, director of the Sarnia-Lambton Chamber of Commerce,
chairman of the Sarnia/Point Edward Energy Efficient Community project, co-chair
of the Sarnia-Lambton Chamber of Commerce Transportation Committee and Energy
Committee steering committee and director of the International Bridge, Tunnel &
Turnpike Association in Washington, DC.
The Blue Water Bridge Authority, which has a four-member board of directors, is
responsible for the management and operation of the Canadian side of the Blue
Water Bridge. The Michigan Department of Transportation owns and operates the
American side. The bridge has been in operation since 1938 and spans the St.
Clair River between Point Edward, Ontario, and Port Huron, Michigan. The Blue
Water Bridge Authority Act was passed in 1964 creating the Blue Water Bridge
Authority.
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Contact:
Irène Marcheterre
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister, Ottawa
(613) 991-0700
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