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C We’re certain that acting boldly in the future is the only option in today’s challenging environment. 2
Message from the Chair Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA) strives to provide a safe, secure and efficient experience at Halifax Robert L. Stanfield International Airport. We do this by measuring ourselves against the best airports around the globe. We recognize that the world is changing rapidly and to achieve our goals, we must build today what we will need tomorrow. We achieved that in 2006, creating a platform from which to soar. This is why we believe “New Arrivals and Bold Departures” is the ideal theme for this year’s annual report. Sure, we want to celebrate everything that happened in 2006, a year in which our terminal building expanded from end to end, becoming a sleek, modern, cutting-edge facility that’s the envy of any in the country. We’re also certain that acting boldly in the future – whether adopting a more entrepreneurial spirit or becoming even more service-oriented – is the only option in today’s challenging environment. So HIAA’s vision is clear: continue working to build the best airport in the world. Excellence, after all, has nothing to do with scale. Our ambition is born of an understanding that globalization has shrunk the world. Today, the business customer on the other side of the continent may mean as much as the customer across the harbour. Without air connectivity, a city and region is out of the game. In her message, Eleanor Humphries, our President & CEO, explains how we’re transforming the airport into the greatest air transportation hub this region has ever seen: by unveiling new technologies, services and facilities; by enhancing the visitor experience; by working with our partners. I would like to thank her and the HIAA team for their efforts in 2006 – a year in which HIAA received awards for communications and community involvement, and Eleanor herself was honoured twice, first by Atlantic Business Magazine as one of Atlantic Canada’s Top 50 CEO’s, marking the fourth time she has been named to this distinguished list, and then with a Women of Excellence Award from the Canadian Progress Club. I’d like to express our sincere appreciation to Norbert Comeau who, in December, completed his three-year term on our Board. I’d also like to extend the entire HIAA’s heartfelt gratitude to Bernie Miller whose dedication to the Board has never wavered since becoming one of the original members at its inception in 1995. Bernie, of course, spent the next decade as Chair – a period during which he also served as the airport’s chief negotiator during the transfer negotiations with Transport Canada and twice acted as HIAA’s CEO. In his usual selfless style, Bernie agreed to serve on the Board after his official term ended in December until his replacement was chosen. We welcomed two new valued members of the Halifax business community to the Board in 2006 – Wadih Fares, President of W.M. Fares Group, and Jamie Baillie, President & CEO of Credit Union Atlantic. Fred Smithers, one of our existing Board members, became Vice Chair. 2006 was clearly a significant year for HIAA, as you will see by the accomplishments and milestones noted throughout this report. As we look ahead, we expect more of the same in 2007, starting with the celebration in February to honour a great Nova Scotian, when Prime Minister Stephen Harper renamed Halifax International Airport in honour of Robert L. Stanfield. Frank Matheson chair of the board of directors H A L I F A X I N T E R N A T I O N A L A I R P O R T A U T H O R I T Y 2 0 0 6 A N N U A L R E P O R T 3
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