Appointments to the Oshawa Port Authority
OTTAWA — The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, today announced the appointments of Mr. Joe Allison and Mr. Norman Mackie to the board of directors of the Oshawa Port Authority for three-year terms.
I am pleased that these gentlemen have agreed to serve on the board of the Oshawa Port Authority, said Minister Lebel. Their significant experience in business and industry will greatly benefit the authority.
Mr. Allison, of Newmarket, Ontario, is a graduate of Kemptville College of Agricultural Technology and has an extensive background in the fertilizer business in North America. He worked for Agrico Canada Limited as Sales Manager, Eastern Canada from 1980 to 1986 before joining IMC Global, where he worked for 17 years as Sales Manager, Canada. He then took early retirement to pursue consulting work. Mr. Allison has served on the boards of the Canadian Fertilizer Institute and the Fertilizer Institute of Ontario.
Mr. Mackie, of Oshawa, Ontario, is a graduate of McLaughlin CVI in Oshawa. He currently is Executive VP of Operations at Mackie Group, a transportation and moving company. He has held various positions with Mackie Transportation Operations, involving cross border shipping and Canada/ U.S. Customs relations and programs. Since 1990, Mr. Mackie has been a partner in his family business and has overseen sales staff managing major corporate accounts. He is also a board member of the Ontario Trucking Association.
These appointments are in addition to the recent reappointments of Mr. Gary Valcour and Mr. Chris Kluczewski as directors of the Oshawa Port Authority. Mr. Valcour and Mr. Kluczewski previously served as members of the Oshawa Harbour Commission.
The Oshawa Port Authority is the Canada Port Authority (CPA) established to manage the Port of Oshawa under the Canada Marine Act. Eighteen CPAs now make up Canada's national port system. The CPAs are non-share capital corporations incorporated under the Canada Marine Act and are of strategic significance to Canada's trade. Their effective operation contributes to Canada's global competitiveness as a trading nation.