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Nominations and Elections to CILTNA Board of Directors

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in North America (CILTNA) is pleased to invite nominations for the Slate of Directors of CILTNA.

Nominations will be received until October 04, 2002 and reviewed by the CILTNA’s Nominating Committee. The Slate of Directors approved by the Board will be tabled at the AGM, which will be held on Friday, November 15, 2002 from: 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the Sheraton Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Nominee will require the recommendation of two members in good standing.

With the exception of the Regional/Chapters Chairs, a Board Director cannot hold more than one Director Position at different levels of the Organization. If elected, Board members shall be prepared to take the responsibilities for their position and shall commit to attend board meetings either in person or by way of teleconference calls.

The AGM will be followed by the CILTNA's Annual Dinner, which will be held at the same Hotel from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM.

Major Jonathan Rendall, Royal Logistics Corps.

The Ottawa Chapter of the CILT bids farewell to Major Jonathan Rendall who is returning to Great Britain after a period of three years as an exchange officer with the Logistics Branch of National Defence Headquarters. Jonathan joined the Chapter soon after his arrival in Ottawa and has been a most enthusiastic member of the CILT. We shall miss this cheerful and smartly turned out officer at our meetings and we look forward to welcoming Jonathan's replacement.

After the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Jonathan was commissioned into the Royal Corps of Transport (RCT) in April 1982 where he gained a depth of experience in military transport operations. Following the amalgamation of the RCT into the Royal Logistics Corps in 1993 (note the trend) he widened his experience into operational movement control and supply activities which contributed to his selection for the DND assignment.

ARRC PRESS RELEASE

Association of Regional Railway of Canada

New railway group wants reforms that fulfill the original promise of rail service in Canada

For Release September 27, 2001

OTTAWA – A new association of short line and regional railways supports reforms to federal transportation law that will make the railway industry more competitive and serve the public interest by moving Canadian goods more effectively and efficiently.

The Association of Regional Railways of Canada will press for changes to the Canada Transportation Act, which is currently under review by the federal government. The association wants changes to the CTA that would ensure the viability of regional and short line railways and provide shippers with a competitive choice. 

“Just as deregulation in the telecommunications industry led to greater competition and better prices for long distance customers, ensuring seamless access to rail infrastructure at competitive prices can greatly benefit businesses and enhance the economic viability of communities that ship goods by rail,” said ARRC Chairman Mark Mudie. Mudie is also BC Rail’s President and Chief Operating Officer. 

“We believe that rail competition can be enhanced given a strong framework between short line, regional and Class One carriers,” Mudie said.

“The viability of short line and regional railways is a critical aspect of any successful transportation blueprint for the country. Our members, and other railways like them, provide an important employment base in communities outside major urban centres,” said ARRC spokesman Robert Ballantyne.

The founding members of ARRC are BC Rail, The Hudson’s Bay Railway, The Carleton Trail Railway, and Ferroequus Railway Company Limited. The members determined that their interests were best served in a new organization that specifically supports the interests of short line and regional railways.

Media Contact:

Robert Ballantyne 613 782 3082 or 

CIT New Title

The Chartered Institute of Transport name change to The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport was approved by the U.K. Privy Council (the body that originally granted Chartered status to the Institute) on the 18^th July 2001.

Founded in 1920, The Chartered Institute of Transport has a total membership of 33,000, of whom more than 10,000 members are outside the United Kingdom. In Kandy, Sri Lanka, on 28 March and Extraordinary General Meeting was held together with the AGM of the CIT, at which it was announced that of the members who had registered their preference in a global ballot, 82.4% had voted in favour. CIT's bye-laws require a majority of at least 75%.

The new name, and a new identity, will form the basis of a major relaunch of the CIT as the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.

Canadian National Press Release re CTA Review Panel

CANADIAN NATIONAL SAYS CTA REVIEW PANEL REPORT UNDERSCORES
         SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS OF RAIL DE-REGULATION IN CANADA

          CN CONCERNED THAT PANEL'S MENU OF RECOMMENDATIONS
               RUNS RISK OF RAIL INDUSTRY RE-REGULATION
    

MONTREAL, July 18, 2001 ? Paul M. Tellier, president and chief executive
officer of Canadian National, said today CN is pleased that the Canada
Transportation Act Review Panel shares its view that de-regulation of
Canadian railroads has benefited shippers substantially.

"I commend the panel for an intelligent, thorough and well-drafted analysis
of the state of rail markets and rail competition in Canada," Tellier said.
"The panel's report reflects the fact its members listened carefully to all
stakeholders.

"The panel clearly shares CN's view ? a view we stated repeatedly
throughout the CTA review process ? that Canada's regulatory regime for
railroads works effectively for most shippers, that rail competition is
substantial and that the system needs only minor revision, not wholesale
change."

In a report released by Transport Minister David Collenette earlier today,
the panel says:

*  "The succession of legislative and regulatory reforms begun in 1967 and
accelerated in 1987 and 1996 is responsible for the resurgence of the
Canadian railway industry and its renewed ability to provide efficient and
effective services."

*  "?the overarching policy goal [for government] should be to build on the
new-found vigour of the rail system, target the problems that persist, and
resist sweeping measures that hold the potential to create more
difficulties than they solve."

*  Freight rates have declined ? average revenue per tonne-kilometer
declined by 26 per cent in real terms between 1988 and 1999.

*  Rail productivity grew by nearly 50 per cent in the last decade. About
40 per cent of productivity gains were passed on to shippers between 1995
and 1999. Over the 1988-1999 period, an estimated 75 per cent of the gains
in productivity were passed through to shippers. "The considerable
pass-through of productivity gains suggests the presence of substantial
competition, overall, in rail markets."

*  "?railway profitability is comparable to but certainly not greater than
that of other Canadian businesses?"

*  Canada's grain handling and transportation system should be "moved to a
more commercial basis, which could lead to repeal of the revenue cap on
grain rates."

*  "...How the government addresses the cluster of policy issues ?
potential rail mergers, taxation, proposals for rail access, and the grain
regime ? will all feed into investor calculations about CN and CPR."

Tellier said: "These strong statements underscore the fact that the panel's
assessment of the state of rail transportation in Canada is both accurate
and complete."

Given the panel's conclusions about the presence of substantial rail
competition, the absence of market abuse, and that commercial transactions
are preferable to regulatory intervention, Tellier said, CN is troubled by
the extensive list of recommendations in the panel's report.

"This menu of recommendations ? if adopted in its entirety and stripped of
the context provided by the panel ? could, at the end of the day,
constitute a fundamental reversal of policy, a step back to unnecessary
re-regulation of the industry," Tellier said. "This is an outcome the
panel, in its own wisdom, is not recommending."

CN, for example, is concerned that the panel is urging the repeal of an
existing CTA provision ensuring only shippers suffering substantial
commercial harm are entitled to various regulatory remedies. This
recommendation could result in CN's customers seeking rates set by
regulatory intervention rather than through commercial negotiation.

CN is also troubled by a panel recommendation that, in certain ill-defined
circumstances, could widen the scope of existing running rights provisions
to permit one railroad to solicit traffic on another. In CN's view, running
rights for a rail operator with the authority to solicit traffic must only
apply in cases where the host railroad clearly fails to meet its level of
service obligation.

CN is further troubled by the fact that certain recommendations might
confer unfair and unwarranted advantages on U.S. rail competitors,
advantages that are not afforded to Canadian railroads operating in the
U.S.

"CN believes the realities of the NAFTA marketplace demand greater rail
de-regulation," Tellier said. "The fact is Canada, in making NAFTA the
cornerstone of its trade and investment policies, is committed to an
integrated North American transportation system with equal competitive
opportunities for all carriers.

"Canada's rail regulatory environment is already significantly more
restrictive than the one in the United States, and Canada cannot afford to
widen the regulatory gap between the two countries by instituting policies
that would not be reciprocated in the U.S. Such a course of action would
damage Canadian railroads and shippers by giving U.S. railroads and their
customers unfair competitive advantages."

CN will assess the panel's report in depth in the weeks ahead. It notes
that the panel's report will be one of a number of building blocks used by
Minister Collenette in preparing his Transportation Blueprint for Canada.
CN will continue to be an active participant in that blueprint process.

James Daryl (Jim) Mutch, MCIT

It was with regret that we learned that Jim died peacefully in Ottawa, on June 16, 2001. Our sincere condolences to Jim’s wife Patricia and the family.

A pioneer in the Canadian commercial aviation industry Jim led a distinguished career holding office from the far reaches of northern Canada to the Pacific and Southeast Asia. Responsible for Sales, Marketing and Operations, his postings with Canadian Pacific Airlines included Kamloops, Whitehorse, Vancouver, Victoria, Edmonton, Honolulu, Los Angeles and Hong Kong. He retired from Canadian in 1988 to accept a position as distinguished Member of the National Transportation Agency responsible in a judiciary capacity for Canada’s rail, road, aviation, and shipping industries. 

Jim was described recently as “Renaissance Man" for his aptitude and ability with engines, carpentry and electronics. He loved to travel, he was most comfortable in an airplane, behind the wheel of a car or at the helm of a boat. He was an official with the Canadian Power Squadron, and a founding member of the Northern Air Transport Association.

 

Irving W. Boodhoo FCIT

It is with regret that the Board informs the membership of the sudden death of Irving Boodhoo in Ottawa on March 21^st. Our sincere condolences are offered to his wife Maria and his family.

Irving received his BPA from the University of Ottawa and a post graduate Fellowship in Transport Economics from the United Nations at North Western University in the USA. Irving passed the CIT Membership Examination in Britain and was subsequently elected a Fellow of the Institute.

Irving was engaged in Civil Aviation for his entire distinguished career beginning with Guyana Airways Corporation and retiring as Director of International Aviation, Transport Canada. Irving had significant responsibility in the negotiation of bilateral agreements between Canada and the USA. Canadian global strategic planning and rule harmonization positions for presentation to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Irving was very active within ICAO and with the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Group of Experts on Aviation Safety and Assistance.

M^e Jean Patenaude
Vice-président
Comité de révision de la Loi sur les transports au Canada
CP 1118, succursale B
Ottawa (Ontario)   K1P 5R2

Cher confrère,

Au nom du Conseil d’administration et des participants au dîner annuel de l’Institut agréé des Transports - Amérique du Nord, nous désirons exprimer nos plus sincères remerciements pour avoir accepté d’y être le conférencier, et ce nonobstant votre horaire professionnel très occupé.

Vos propos ont permis une meilleure appréciation du très important mandat de votre comité, et de la complexité des matières à y être considérée.  Il ne fait aucun doute qu’à plusieurs égards les mandats et objectifs de nos organismes respectifs en matière de transport se rejoignent. Nous étions d’autant plus ravis de vous recevoir lors de notre réunion annuelle que vous êtes vous-même un distingué membre de notre organisation.

Aussi, veuillez agréer, au nom de notre Conseil d’administration, l’expression de nos sentiments les plus distingués.

Serge A. Cantin, c.r.

Président

Mr. Sam Barone
President
Transportation Partners International
10 Canfield Road
Nepean, ON  K2H 5T1

Dear Mr. Barone:

            At the last annual meeting, the outgoing and incoming Boards of Directors were mandated, on behalf of all the members of The Chartered Institute of Transport In North America, to express their most sincere appreciation and grateful thanks for your outstanding contribution to this organization during the last two years.

            Your initiative for the creation of the CITNA Review Committee in mid-1999 is commended, since it has brought this organization to a positive financial situation.  In turn, this new environment now enables all of us to bring to final resolution past difficulties and embark on new challenges.

            I hope that you will continue to contribute with your past experience to the CITNA and wish to reserve, as a privilege of the Board, to call upon your esteemed counselling when it will be required.

Most sincerely,

Serge A. Cantin, Q.C.

President

Jean Patenaude FCIT, Vice Chair of the Canadian Transportation Review Panel - Guest Speaker at the CITNA's AGM.

Sam Barone Chairman of the CITNA is pleased to announce that Mr. Jean Patenaude FCIT, Vice Chair of the Canadian Transportation Review Panel will be the guest speaker at the CITNA's AGM that will be held in Ottawa on November 10, 2000.

Mr. Patenaude will be speaking about the Terms of Reference of the Panel as announced by the Minister of Transport which includes access and competition issues in the Canadian Railway industry, the effectives of Transportation Regulation, and policy issues related to global logistics, e-commerce, and urban rail systems.  The Review Panel is assessing whether the Canada Transportation Act is effective.

Backgrounder on Jean Patenaude, FCIT,

Mr. Patenaude received both a BA and a degree in law from the University of Ottawa and was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1976. He has over 20 years of experience in transportation and law.

Mr. Patenaude was counsel to the Canadian Transport Commission in both the National Capital region and in the Commission's Western Division where he participated in the planning of the Canadian western rail network and the development of recommendations for the transportation of dangerous goods by rail.

Mr. Patenaude served as general counsel for VIA Rail and as a policy advisor for the Department of Transport and for the Railway Safety Act Committee.  Most recently he has been Vice-Chairperson of the Canadian Transportation Agency.

Canada Transportation Act Review Panel

The Canada Transportation Act Review Panel shall consider proposals for enhancing competition in the railway sector, including enhanced running rights, regional railways and other access concepts. These concepts need to be assessed in the broader context of increasing North American integration and ensuring cost effective service for shippers over the long term. The review panel shall submit an interim report on access issues to the Minister of Transport by December 31, 2000.

Other Issues:

The following issues shall be considered in connection with any other matters dealt with by the review panel:

a) the overall effectiveness of the current legislative and regulatory framework in sustaining the high levels of capital expenditures required to enhance productivity and promote innovation

b) the extent to which the current framework supports the efforts of Canadian transportation players to adapt to the new e-business environment and to meet global logistics requirements

c) the extent to which the current framework is appropriate for dealing with the public policy issues that may arise from newly emerging industry structures

d) the extent to which the current framework provides the government with the necessary powers to support sustainable development objectives

e) the advisability of specific measures designed to preserve urban rail corridors for future mass transit use in the rail line abandonment process

f) whether the Canadian Transportation Agency should have the powers to set "maximum" as opposed to "actual" interswitching rates (This matter has been raised by the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations

INNOVATIVE RESPONSES IN TRANSPORTATION CONFERENCE
"The Right Marriage of Information and Technology"
November 15 & 16, 2000
Waterfront Centre Hotel, Vancouver, BC

WESTAC, in association with KPMG are presenting a major conference on
information technology and transportation. This non-technical
conference is aimed at senior transportation professionals, travelers
and buyers of transportation services. Come and hear the latest
developments in e-commerce, logistics and technology from Sierra
Wireless, FedEx, IBM's Global Transportation Executive, Proxicom (US
consultancy to Fortune 500 Companies), KPMG, transportation.com, our
featured dinner speaker from Traffic World Magazine and much more.
For a detailed program and registration information, visit

www.westac.com.

Dr. Ronald Grant Rice F.CIT
Professor of Transportation Engineering and Planning,
McGill University

It was with regret that we learned that Ron died peacefully at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, on August 20, 2000 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. We extend our sincere condolences to Ron’s wife Lydia and the family.

Ron was born on July 7, 1940, in Welland ,Ontario. After graduating from Ridley College, St. Catharines, he earned his BASc and PhD from the University of Toronto, and his SM from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Ron was a professor at the universities of Toronto, British Columbia and McGill, a visiting professor at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia; Member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario; The Institute of Transportation Engineers and Executive Vice-President of the Transportation Research Forum.

Ron was our first Director of Education, and in that capacity drafted the education standards to meet the Canadian membership requirements and qualifications to comply with the international standards of the Chartered Institute of Transport. Ron was an example of dedication and effectiveness to all members of the Board during the formative years of the CIT in Canada.

Ron was the Chief of Transportation Systems for the EXPO86 Corporation Vancouver, and as a consultant was engaged in significant municipal, provincial and federal government projects across Canada. Ron undertook international assignments in Great Britain, India, Lebanon, Belize, Jamaica, Mexico and Trinidad. Few professionals can match Ron’s experience and achievements. His good nature, modesty, humour and willingness to provide sound advice, whether to students or seasoned professionals will be sorely missed.

There will be a memorial service at the McGill Chapel on October 5, 2000 at noon. Please contact Anand Sood at (514) 398 4075 for details.

The Ron Rice Memorial Fund for Transportation Studies has been established. Please make cheques payable to McGill University ( note Ron Rice Memorial Fund ) and mail to The School of Urban Planning, 815 Sherbrooke Street West, Suite 400, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2K6.

                                                                            Elwyn Hopkin F.CIT

A Message from the CITNA President
Mr. Sam Barone, FCIT

Dear Member:

The present Board of Directors is now well into its term of office and is looking forward to the Annual General Meeting of the CITNA in November 2000. Meanwhile, I would like to inform you of the significant changes, which have taken place with respect to the administration of the CITNA, designed to better serve the Institute

At a Board Meeting in July 10, 2000 it was agreed that Hazem Ghonima FCIT, would be appointed to the position of Chief Executive Officer effective July 17, 2000, for the period up to December 2001.

Mr. Ghonima is well known to most of the CIT members and the transportation community. He has served on the CIT Regional and National Boards of Directors and organized and chaired several transport related conferences including the two major successful CITNA Transportation Outlook Conferences held in Ottawa. The latter has further elevated the status of the CITNA among the transportation communities. Mr. Ghonima is a transportation professional with extensive experience in freight transportation economics. For the past eleven years he has headed TAF Consultants, an Ottawa firm specialized in the development of innovative computerized transport-related information systems that are used for strategic planning and business development.

As our CEO Hazem will oversee the modernization of the CITNA administration infrastructure to cope with the growing requirements, strengthen the regional and national activities of the Institute and represent our interests at the CIT international level. I do not underestimate the amount of hard work there is to be done and the Board and I will offer all our support to Hazem through the exercise of our respective responsibilities to ensure the continued strength and growth of the CITNA. Thank you and congratulations Hazem.

I am also pleased to inform you that there are other exciting developments and activities that we will be announcing shortly, including informative, educational and professional development activities.

Please note the new postal, website and e-mail addresses, telephone and fax numbers.

                The Chartered Institute of Transport in North America
                 275 Slater Street, Suite 900
                Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 5H9
                Canada
                
                E-mail:              Info@citna.com
                Telephone:     (613) 688-1438
                 Fax:                  (613) 688-0996
                Website:         www.citna.com

CITNA New CEO

The CITNA Board of Directors at its Meeting on July 10, 2000 in Ottawa decided to appoint Hazem Ghonima, FCIT as interim CEO of CITNA. Mr. Ghonima has accepted the offer from CITNA to assume the responsibilities effective July 17, 2000 for the daily operations of CITNA in Ottawa.

Mr. Ghonima has over 27 years experience in the transportation sector and is also the force behind the successful CITNA Transportation Outlook Conferences put on in cooperation with the CITNA Ottawa Chapter. Most recently he chaired the CITNA Review Committee.

Mr. Ghonima will report directly to the CITNA Board Chair and the Executive Committee to advice and assist the latter in developing and implementing policies, business plans and programs approved by the Board including the implementation of the recommendations of the Review Committee Report. Mr. Ghonima will be directly responsible for directing and managing the CITNA office and its administrative functions.

A Message from the CIT International President
Professor Tony Ridley
At his Presidential Inauguration In Delhi, India

I AM HONOURED to be the new International President of CIT. My first task is to thank my predecessor. Tan Sri Dato Dr. Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman for all that has been achieved during his term of office.

Let me say something about myself. I am British-and proud of it-but I have lived for five years in the USA and five in Hong Kong, and have been active in European affairs. As President I see myself not as British but as a world citizen.

This is an important time in the history of our Institute. We have our own Director General, and I am delighted by the drive and enthusiasm with which he has taken on the role. We are no longer a child of the UK. We stand or fall by our own efforts.

My first priority is to see the new CIT properly launched and our finances in good shape. Now that the debate on the capitation fee is behind us, I hope we can focus on our agreed purpose and then decide what is necessary to finance it.

Next we must turn to communication. Cyril Bleasdale has made a good start with the Newsletter, but we also need to develop web-based communications fit for the 21st Century. We have already had some dissatisfaction about regionalism.

I applaud regionalism which complements internationalism, but regionalism as an alternative to internationalism is something I would deplore. Remember also that it is the international body which holds the power and responsibility to grant Chartered status to transport professionals, albeit acting through national bodies in many cases.

But these are all organizational issues. It is the role of Council to ask what is it all for? While re-inventing ourselves we must re-examine our objectives and ask whether they are appropriate for our developing role.

It will be my responsibility to provide focus for this debate and, of course, I have a leadership role. But leadership, to me, does not mean announcing policies and dragging the Institute with me.

My task is to help Council to work together positively. Decision of Council will be decisions of members of council, and not mine. This puts responsibility on the shoulders of each member of Council. As we step in this direction I am asking vice-presidents to take particular responsibilities on my behalf.

We have come a long way in the last two years, but there is much more to be done.

Good luck to us all!