No. H 103/07
For release June 4, 2007
OTTAWA - The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport,
Infrastructure and Communities, today announced the appointment of Mr. Mark Laroche for a five-year term as president and chief executive officer of the
Canada Lands Company Limited.
"I am pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Laroche," said Minister
Cannon. "His experience in public administration and municipal affairs will
be an asset for the company."
Mr. Laroche holds a master's degree in business administration from
Concordia University, and a civil engineering bachelor's degree from the
Royal Military College of Canada. Since 2002, he has been chief
administrative officer of the City of Gatineau, Quebec. He began his
professional career as a project engineer in Winnipeg, Manitoba,
subsequently occupying positions in the engineering field in the province of
Quebec. In 1989, he became director of public works and engineering, and
later chief administrative officer, of the City of Brossard, Quebec. Mr. Laroche is a member and former president of the Canadian Association of
Municipal Administrators.
Canada Lands Company Limited is a Crown corporation created by the
Government of Canada with a mandate to ensure the commercially oriented,
orderly disposition of selected surplus federal real properties with optimal
financial and community values to Canadians, and the holding of certain
properties.
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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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