Robert Burlie, Manager of Road Operations ascends to OGRA Presidency

TORONTO, Feb. 25, 2016 /CNW/ - On February 24, 2016, the Ontario Good Roads Association elected its Board of Directors for the 2016/17 term with Robert Burlie, Manager of Road Operations, Toronto/East York District, City of Toronto being elected President. The last time someone from the City of Toronto was president of OGRA was in 1994. In his speech to the membership, Mr. Burlie promised to continue to advocate on behalf of all Ontario's 444 municipalities in the area of asset management and revenue tools.

Ken Lauppé, Manager, Road Operations, East District, Public Works for the City of Brampton was elected 1^st Vice-President. And Luc Duval, Director of Public Works & Engineering, City of Timmins was elected 2^nd Vice President.

Other members of the 2016/17 Board are:

Immediate Past President Rick Champagne, Councillor, Municipality of East Ferris
Directors:	Paul Ainslie, Councillor, City of Toronto
	Andy Bruziewicz, Councillor, City of Sarnia
	Dave Burton, Reeve, Municipality of Highlands East
	Rick Harms, Project Engineer, City of Thunder Bay
	Rick Kester, CAO, City of Belleville
	Bryan Lewis, Councillor, Town of Halton Hills
	John McKean, Mayor, Town of the Blue Mountains
	James Neufeld, Director of Infrastructure Services, Municipality of Wawa
	Virginia Ridley, Councillor, City of London
	Michael Touw, Director of Public Works, Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands
	Chris Traini, County Engineer, County of Middlesex

The mandate of the Ontario Good Roads Association is to represent the transportation and public works interests of municipalities through advocacy, consultation, training and the delivery of identified services.

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SOURCE Ontario Good Roads Association

Colette Caruso, Communications and Marketing, Ontario Good Roads Association, 905-541-7988, [email protected]