Staff Reports
At its annual organizational meeting, the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission, the bi-national entity that owns and operates the Rainbow, Whirlpool-Rapids and Lewiston-Queenston Bridges between Canada and the United States, elected its slate of officers for 2010. Kenneth E. Loucks, Ont., was elected chairperson, and Patrick D. Brown was elected vice-chairperson. Michael J. Goodale, Ont., was elected secretary and Thomas G. Pryce was elected treasurer Linda M. DiPasquale, Ms. Janice A. Thomson, Ont., Norma J. Higgs and Ernest K. Smith, Ont., comprise the rest of the board.
U.S. commissioners serve at the pleasure of the governor of the state of New York and Canadian commissioners serve at the pleasure of the premier of the Province of Ontario. All officers hold their respective office for one year.
Loucks was appointed to the commission in 2006 and most recently served as vice chairperson. Loucks’ career in education spans 45 years encompassing appointments at two secondary schools and three universities in Ontario and two adjunct appointments in Australia. Loucks maintains an active management consulting practice and currently serves as general manager to the Niagara Enterprise Agency, an organization of which he was a founding director and chairperson.
Appointed to the commission in 2007, Brown most recently served as treasurer. Brown is a certified public accountant-partner with Brown & Company of Niagara Falls. He brings extensive and diversified financial management, business accounting and budgeting experience to the commission.
Appointed to the NFBC in 2008, Goodale, a Grimsby, Ont., resident, is the assistant deputy minister, corporate services and chief administrative officer for the Ontario Ministry of Transportation.
Pryce, a Youngstown resident, was appointed to the commission in 2008. He is the business manager and financial secretary of Iron Workers Local 9, Niagara Falls.
