OTTAWA - The Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural
Resources, today announced the appointment of Dr. Ross McCurdy as President of
the Cape Breton Development Corporation.
"I am pleased to confirm Dr. McCurdy in this position," said Minister Lunn.
"His knowledge, experience and dedication to community health and science make
him an excellent choice. I am confident that he will fulfil his responsibilities
effectively and diligently."
Dr. McCurdy, a Halifax resident, has been Executive Vice-President and Chief
Operating Officer of Ocean Nutrition Canada since 2004. Prior to that, he was
President and CEO of InNOVAcorp, a provincial Crown corporation mandated to help
Nova Scotian companies commercialize new technologies. He has also held senior
positions with MDS Environmental Services Inc., Fenwick Laboratories Limited and
Victoria General Hospital, Atlantic Canada's largest teaching hospital.
Dr. McCurdy holds a Bachelor of Science from Saint Mary's University,
Master's degrees in Public Health and in Science from the University of
Minnesota, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Water Resources Engineering from the
Technical University of Nova Scotia.
The Cape Breton Development Corporation was formed by an Act of Parliament in
1967 to conduct coal mining and related operations in the Sydney coalfield. It
is wholly owned by the Government of Canada. In 2000, the Corporation was
authorized by Parliament to divest itself of its assets and dissolve. The Board
continues to oversee this process of winding up the corporate affairs.
Natural Resources Canada is a Government of Canada department specializing in
the sustainable development and use of natural resources.
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The Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources, today announced the
appointment of Dr. Ross McCurdy as President of the Cape Breton Development
Corporation.
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