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HIDDENTREASUREDON COOKMANAGING EDITOR,TRANSPORTATION TALKIn every organization there are those individuals who worktirelessly to support its foundations, and strengthen thequality of information its members receive. CITE is nodifferent with its countless volunteers who often providetheir contributions without the recognition they trulydeserve.CITE has decided to take a step back and recognize one ofthose volunteers who many of you probably know at least byname, if not by face. Don Cook has been a contributingmember of CITE for 18 years. His most recent role asManaging Editor of Transportation Talk is one that sees himtoiling behind the scenes to ensure the accuracy andreliability of our rejuvenated newsletter. But this has notbeen his only contribution to CITE.Past & Present roles include:• Current: Vice-President, Saskatchewan Section• 2007-2009: Managing Editor, Transportation Talk• 2005: Chair, CITE Conference, Saskatoon• 1997-1999: President, Saskatchewan SectionDon, from the Executive and all members of CITE – THANKYOU! You are truly a treasure that is no longer hidden.CTS WINS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD!ON THEMOVEFOR IMMEDIATERELEASE: 19 February 2008Mr. Jan O. Voss, P.Eng., PTOE and PastPresident of both CITE and the GreaterVancouver Section of ITE, is pleased toannounce that Creative TransportationSolutions Ltd. (CTS), a firm he foundedin 1993 and which currently employs25 people, has been selected by theTri-Cities Chamber of Commerce as therecipient of the 2008 OutstandingSmall Business of the Year Award.The Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce,which represents over 830 businessesMr. Jan Voss, President, CreativeTransportation Solutions Ltd. (pictured toleft) after receiving the Tri-Cities Chamberof Commerce 2008 award for OutstandingSmall Business of the Year.in Port Moody, Coquitlam and PortCoquitlam, selected CTS for itsoutstanding contribution in the areas ofeconomic development, innovation andcommunity service while displaying apositive social conscience anddemonstrated leadership role withinthe business community.CTS specializes in transport planning,traffic engineering operations andtransportation monitoring, and is basedin Port Moody, B.C.For more information, please contactMr. Jan Voss at CTS by telephone(604) 936.6190 or email (jvoss@ctsbc.com).Forest Yang, MITE, has recentlyreturned to ENTRA Consultants toassume the role of Manager, TransitSolutions. With ten years oftransportation planning andengineering experience, Mr. Yang hasextensive knowledge in transitplanning and specializes in transitservice review, corridor development,demand analysis, strategydevelopment and transit terminaldesign. Mr. Yang is a also anexperienced transportation engineerand holds a Masters Degree inTransportation Engineering from theUniversity of Waterloo.6 TRANSPORTATION TALK
COMINGMARCH30-4/2 Institute of Transportation Engineers --Technical Conference & Exhibit: Miami, FLwww.ite.org/Conference/default.aspAPRIL3-6 Congress for the New Urbanism: Austin, TXwww.cnu.org/cnuxvi/26-30 CITE -- Annual Meeting & Quad Conference:Victoria, BCwww.citebc.ca/Conf2008/JUNEEVENTS1-4 Canadian Transportation Research Forum:Fredericton, NBwww.ctrf.ca/1-4 ITS Canada -- Annual Conference & GeneralMeeting: Montreal, PQwww.itscanada.ca/english/annualconferences.htm8-11 Canadian Multidisciplinary Road SafetyConference: Whistler, BCwww.carsp.ca/index.php?0=documents&1=48AUGUST17-20 American Public Works Association: NewOrleans, LAwww.apwa.net/meetings/congress/2008/17-20 Institute of Transportation Engineers -- AnnualMeeting & Exhibit: Anaheim, CAwww.ite.org/meetcon/index.aspSEPTEMBER2-5 Pro Walk/Pro Bike: Seattle, WAwww.bikewalk.org/conference.php11-14 International Downtown Association: Calgary,ABwww.ida-downtown.org/21-24 Transportation Association of Canada: Toronto,ONwww.tac–atc.ca/english/annualconference/annualconference.cfm www.TrafficCountData.com Spring 2008 7
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