No. H048/06For release June 9, 2006
OTTAWA — Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, Lawrence Cannon, today announced the appointment of Mr. Carol Soucy of Sept-Îles, Quebec,
to the board of directors of the Sept-Îles Port Authority.
"I am very pleased that Mr. Soucy will be returning to the board of the Sept-Îles
Port Authority, which he served from 1999 to 2004," said Minister Cannon. "Mr. Soucy's experience in business, fisheries and aviation will help him as he
assumes his duties on the board."
Mr. Soucy is a trained commercial aircraft and helicopter pilot, as well as a
ship captain. Between 1999 and 2001, he was a member of the board of directors
of the Sept-Îles Port Authority, and was vice president of the board between
2001 and 2004. Since 2004, he has been director at the Centre d'achat Carrefour
La Baie de Sept-Îles. From 1989 to 2000, he was a director, president and chief
executive officer of Héli Excel Inc., a helicopter charter company. He also
served as director of the Sept-Îles Chamber of Commerce between 1984 and 1985,
and director, president and chief executive officer of Pêcherie Commercial Soucy
from 1982 to 1989.
The Sept-Îles Port Authority is the Canada Port Authority (CPA) established to
manage the port of Sept-Îles, effective May 1, 1999, under the Canada Marine Act. As a CPA, the
Sept-Îles Port Authority benefits from greater management flexibility, including
increased freedom to develop contracts and borrow money from commercial lenders.
Open to year-round navigation, the Port of Sept-Îles is the most important iron
ore port in Canada, serving the mining industries of Quebec and Newfoundland and
Labrador. In 2004, the Port of Sept-Îles handled 17.5 million tonnes of cargo and welcomed close to 575 ships.
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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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