| Province names latest Director to Fraser River Port Board |
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September 8, 2004: The Fraser River Port Authority is pleased to
announce the appointment of Mr. Abtar (Ab) Berar to its Board of Directors.
Kevin Falcon, Minister of Transportation,
appointed Mr. Berar, a retired Vice-President with RBC Dominion Securities in
Vancouver, to the Port Authority’s Board of Directors for a three-year term
effective August 16, 2004. In addition to over thirty years experience in the areas of corporate finance, Mr.
Berar also brings experience working in Pulp and Paper related industries in
BC. Active in the community, Mr. Berar
is a member of the Advisory Committee on Judicial Appointments for BC, and
President of the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce. He has also served on
numerous Boards and community organizations including BCIT Board of Governors,
Canada Pension Plans Tribunal, and the Vancouver Police Board. The Port Authority is responsible for Canada’s second busiest port based on total
cargo volume. The port covers 227 kilometers of shoreline along the Fraser
River from Langley to its mouth in the Georgia Strait. It generates over 12,400
people and total Gross Domestic Product exceeds $2.3 billion annually.