No. H147/06For release
November 15, 2006
OTTAWA − The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport,
Infrastructure and Communities, today announced the appointment of Mr. Daniel R.
McKinnon of Oakville, Ontario, to the board of directors of the Hamilton Port
Authority for a period of three years.
"I am pleased that Mr. McKinnon has agreed to serve on the board of the Hamilton
Port Authority," said Minister Cannon. "His extensive business experience will
serve him well as he takes up his new duties."
Mr. McKinnon worked at Papiers Stadacona, formerly Daishowa Forest Products,
from 1963 until 2001. He started in various clerical positions, then held the
post of manager, Transportation from 1975 until 1981. He then took the position
of manager, Marketing Administration and Transportation, until 1985, when he was
appointed general manager of that portfolio. In 1991 he became vice president
Marketing and Distribution until 2001. He has served on the board of the Pulp
and Paper Transportation League, from 1980 until 2001, and on the Société des
Arrimeurs de Québec from 1996 until 2001.
The Hamilton Port Authority is the Canada Port Authority (CPA) established to
manage the Port of Hamilton effective May 1, 2001, under the Canada Marine
Act. As a CPA, the Hamilton Port Authority benefits from greater management
flexibility, including increased freedom to develop contracts and borrow money
from commercial lenders.
The Port of Hamilton has road, rail and air connections allowing easy access to
the manufacturing and service industries in Southern Ontario. With almost 12
kilometres of commercial shipping berths, the port offers a combination of
facilities and services, ranging from transshipment facilities, to customs, to
dry-docking. The port's marine terminals offer dry and liquid bulk storage,
warehousing for general cargo, heavy lift cargo capability and container
handling. In 2005, the port handled a total of 12 million tonnes of cargo.
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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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