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SECTIONNewscont’dDesign and submit a logo for consideration, and if your design ischosen, you will win $250. Your design should be appropriate foruse in a wide range of promotional materials including signs,brochures and letterhead.Submissions should be sent to Ahsun Lee (alee@LEA.ca) no laterthan March 31st, 2008 for consideration. The submissions will bejudged by the ITE Toronto Section.If you have any questions about the Logo Contest, please contactAhsun at (905) 470-0015, ext. 277 or alee@LEA.ca.MetroLinx Regional Transportation Plan Green Papers:Request for CommentsMetrolinx (formerly the GTTA) is releasing seven “Green Papers”as part of their Regional Transportation Plan for the GreaterToronto and Hamilton areas. The first paper was released in late2007; the second and third papers were recently released. ThePapers will cover the following topics:1. Towards Sustainable Transportation2. Mobility Hubs3. Active Transportation4. Transportation Demand Management5. Moving Goods and Services6. Highways and Roads7. TransitThe Toronto Section will be commenting on the Papers and wouldlike input from our membership as part of the review. If you areinterested in reviewing one or several of the papers, and providingcomments to be included in our review, please contact JuliaSalvini (jsalvini@rogers.com).For more information on the Regional Transportation Plan and theGreen Papers, you can visit the Metrolinx website atwww.metrolinx.com.Replacement Project – Canada’s 1st Heavy LiftExperience.Speaker: Frank Vanderlaan, P.Eng., Senior Project Engineer,Ministry of Transportation Ontario.Learn more about this project:http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/features/bridge/index.htmlRSVP: Chris Lyon, P.Eng.Email: lyon@ainleygroup.comPhone: (613) 822-1052, x.222Cost (including taxes) is $25 for NCS members of CITE and $30for all others payable at the door (cash or cheque only). CITE mustreceive cancellations 72 hours before the event (no-shows will beinvoiced). Space is limited.ATLANTICThis past November Section members congregated once again inFredericton at the Wu Conference Centre for our Fall meeting. Thisyear’s event was a two-day affair that began with a successfuland well attended technical session followed by a reception anddinner at the Lord Beaverbrook Hotel. Day two offered anintermediate roundabout design course which was administeredby Mark Lenters of Ourston Roundabouts Canada. In all,22 members attended covering the provinces of Nova Scotia,New Brunswick and Québec. Thank you to all who contributedtheir time in making this event such a success!Once again, we held our Section undergraduate student papercompetition that closed on March 10th. Thank you to all who tookthe effort to make submissions. Last year’s competition winnerwas Jon Lewis who went on to win the national CITE competition.We hope our 2008 winner will be as successful!Annual ITE Toronto Section Spring Luncheon: April 2008 -York Reception CentreOur Annual Spring Luncheon will be held in mid-April at noon atthe York Reception Centre, 1100 Millwood Road (northeast cornerof Millwood/Overlea).NATIONAL CAPITALComing to Ottawa for TAC?Join the National Capital Section for a co-hosted CITE/TACluncheon. All are welcome.Date: April 4, 2008Time: 11:45 - 1:30Location: Marriott Hotel, OttawaTopic: Highway 417/Ottawa Queensway Bridge RapidDay two of intermediate roundabout design course.12 TRANSPORTATION TALK
For more information on news and events contact Jamie Copelandat jjc@delphimrc.com to be included in the Section emaildistribution list.Upcoming EventsOur upcoming Section Spring Technical Meeting will be held inHalifax on May 14th and 15th at the Ramada Inn in Dartmouth.New this year, the May 14th meeting will be jointly hosted by theITE and IMSA (International Municipal Signal Association) Atlanticsections, providing an opportunity to share information andexperiences between members of these two great organizations.The following day, our Section will be hosting a Canadian CapacityGuide (CCG) training and information session on behalf of CITE toroll out the newly released 3rd Edition. Anyone interested inattending can contact our Section President Dwayne Cross atcrossdw@gov.ns.ca for more information.From left to right, Perry Hill (President IMSA Atlantic), Gene Chartier(Vice President CITE) and Mark Lenters (General Manager OurstonRoundabouts Canada).Spring 2008 13
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