Bird Construction Income Fund Chairman named 2010 Canadian Construction
Association's Person of the Year

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TORONTO, April 1 /CNW/ - Paul Charette, Chairman of Bird Construction Company has been named the 2010 Canadian Construction Association's Person of the Year. The CCA said Charette has been "a tremendous contributor" to construction associations at the local, provincial and national levels. Mr. Charette adds this award to his Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Real Estate and Construction.

A former chair of the Ontario General Contractors Association, Charette has served as chair of the CCA's General Contractors Council as well as holding the chair of the CCA itself in 2008-2009. He currently is the chairman of the Coalition of Advanced Skills, a national coalition aimed at seeking continued and expanded federal support for the expansion of Canadian college training infrastructure.

The award ceremony took place during the CCA's 92nd annual conference.

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For further information: P.R. Raboud CEO or S.R. Entwistle CFO, Bird Construction Company Limited as Administrator of Bird Construction Income Fund, 5403 Eglinton Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario, M9C 5K6, Phone: (4l6) 620-7122, Fax: [phone]