No. H047/06
For release June 9, 2006
OTTAWA — Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, Lawrence Cannon, today announced the appointment of Mr. Richard Létourneau of Chicoutimi,
Quebec, to the board of directors of the Saguenay Port Authority.
"I am very pleased that Mr. Létourneau has agreed to serve on the board of the
Saguenay Port Authority," said Minister Cannon. "His business experience and his
commitment to community and educational organizations will serve him well as he
takes on this new responsibility."
Mr. Létourneau, who is a chartered accountant, has served as president and CEO
of La Charpenterie Inc. since 1994. Between 2001 and 2005, he was president and
chief executive officer of PBI Industries Inc., and executive director of the
construction company Tremcofort Inc. from 1985 to 1992. In 2004, he was named
Saguenay-Lac Saint Jean Business Personality 2004-2005. A member of the
Chicoutimi Kiwanis Club since 1997, he was chairman of the board of the
Chicoutimi Seminary Education Services from 1998 to 2002. Mr. Létourneau was
president and member of the board of directors of the Caisse populaire
Desjardins St-François Xavier from 1982 to 1991.
The Saguenay Port Authority is the Canada Port Authority (CPA) established under
the Canada Marine Act on May 1, 1999, to manage the port of Saguenay. As a CPA,
the Saguenay Port Authority benefits from greater management flexibility,
including increased freedom to develop contracts and borrow money from
commercial lenders.
Port Saguenay plays a key role in the local economy, and provides vital services
to the region's resource-based industries of pulp and paper, lumber and aluminum
production. The port has two terminals, one for receiving and shipping general
cargo, the other for newsprint and aluminum. In 2005, Port Saguenay moved a
total of 311,000 metric tonnes of cargo through its two terminals.
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Contact:
Natalie Sarafian
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Transport,
Infrastructure and Communities, Ottawa
(613) 991-0700
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