No. H 011/07
For release January 31, 2007
OTTAWA - The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport,
Infrastructure and Communities, today announced the appointment of Mr. Anthony Annunziata to the board of directors of the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge
Authority. Mr. Annunziata has been appointed for a period of three years.
"I am pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Annunziata to the board of
directors of the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority," said Minister
Cannon. "His experience in project management, training, administration and
marketing will be an asset for the authority."
Mr. Annunziata holds a bachelor of arts in economics and a bachelor of arts
in political science from the University of Western Ontario, as well as a master
of science in education from Canisius College in Buffalo. He is currently
president of Vann Media Group in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Prior to joining Vann
Media Group, Mr. Annunziata was executive director of marketing of the Niagara
Fallsview Casino Resort for four years and worked for Casino Niagara for a total
of eight years as director of marketing. He served as vice-chair of the board of
Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership for five years.
The Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority, a bi-national bridge
authority, has owned and operated the Peace Bridge since 1933. The bridge, which
was opened to traffic in 1927, spans the Niagara River between Fort Erie,
Ontario, and Buffalo, New York. The authority has a 10-member board with an
equal number of representatives from Canada and the United States.
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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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