Ontario Announces Metrolinx Board Nominations
October 9, 2009 3:51 PM
McGuinty Government Ensuring Strong Leadership For Agency
The new Metrolinx Board has been nominated, including current interim President and CEO Robert Prichard as the new chair.
The 15-member board is comprised of non-elected individuals with corporate and professional experience and serve staggered terms of up to three years. The nominees are:
- Robert Prichard
- Rob MacIsaac
- Peter Smith
- Elyse Allan
- Jennifer Babe
- Paul Bedford
- Rahul Bhardwaj
- Tony Gagliano
- Joe Halstead
- Richard Koroscil
- Nicholas Mutton
- Lee Parsons
- Rose Patten
- Stephen Smith
- Douglas Turnbull
The intended appointees are subject to review by the standing committee on government agencies, an all party committee of the legislature.
Metrolinx, an agency of the Ontario government, is tasked with planning and implementing a seamless, integrated transportation network, with a focus on public transit for the Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton area.
QUICK FACTS
- Metrolinx was created in 2006.
- In November 2008, Metrolinx released its Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), The Big Move for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area and is now moving to an implementation phase.
- The Big Move is expected to create more than 429,000 jobs.
- In May 2009, Metrolinx and GO Transit merged to build transit projects faster, ease congestion, create jobs and build a stronger economy.
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CONTACTS
- Bob Nichols
Communications Branch
416-327-1158
Bob.Nichols@ontario.ca
- Nicole Lippa-Gasparro
Minister's Office
416-327-1815
Nicole.Lippa-Gasparro@ontario.ca
ontario.ca/transportation
"I thank Rob MacIsaac for his visionary work on Metrolinx's Regional Transportation Plan that has given the Golden Horseshoe a blueprint for vastly improved public transit. I think Rob Prichard is just the person to lead Metrolinx in delivering that vision of more and better public transit to millions of people in the GTA and beyond."
– Jim Bradley
Minister of Transportation
Communities
