No. H109/06For release
September 19, 2006
APPOINTMENT TO THE
FEDERAL BRIDGE CORPORATION
OTTAWA The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport,
Infrastructure and Communities, today announced the appointment of Mr. Arthur
Hamilton of Toronto, Ontario to the board of directors of the Federal Bridge
Corporation Limited.
"I am pleased that Mr. Hamilton has agreed to serve as a member of the board of
the Federal Bridge Corporation Limited," said Minister Cannon. "His professional
experience will be an asset to the corporation."
Mr. Hamilton graduated with a bachelor of arts degree from the University of
Toronto and a bachelor of laws from York University. He was called to the Bar of
the Law Society of Upper Canada in February 1997. He joined Cassels Brock &
Blackwell as an articling student in 1996, then as an associate in 1997, and
moved to partner in January 2003. His current work focuses on issues of
corporate governance disputes, alternative dispute resolution processes, and
contracts. Mr. Hamilton is a member of the Ontario Bar Association, the Canadian
Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the Association of Trial
Lawyers of America.
The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited and its subsidiary organizations engage
in a range of activities to ensure that the bridges, tunnels, roadways and other
structures under their control are safe, modern, efficient, environmentally
sound and well maintained.
Incorporated in 1998, the Federal Bridge Corporation Limited is responsible for
the Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Inc., the Seaway International Bridge
Corporation Ltd. and the management of the Canadian half of the Thousand Islands
International Bridge and the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge.
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Natalie Sarafian
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Transport,
Infrastructure and Communities, Ottawa
613-991-0700
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