New Appointee to the CSTMC Board of Trustees

OTTAWA, May 02, 2005 –  Mr. Walter R. Parsons, of Ottawa, Ontario, has been appointed by the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Minister responsible for Status of Women Liza Frulla as Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Canada Science and Technology Museum Corporation for a three year term, effective April 21, 2005. Mr. Parsons replaces Mr. Eric Lemieux, Sillery, Quebec, whose term had expired after serving nine years on the Board. Mr. Parsons is currently a member of the CSTMC Board of Trustees, having been appointed in June, 2003.

"I am very excited at the opportunity to work with the Board of Trustees and staff of the Corporation as we strive to fulfil our vision as a nationally recognized leader in engaging Canadians in the exploration of their rich scientific and technological culture," said Mr. Parsons.

Mr. Parsons is currently semi-retired and is a Goodwill Ambassador for Neilson Dairy and Weston Foods. He was involved in the dairy industry from 1968 to 2000 and was General Sales Manager for Clark Dairy from 1968 to 1971. He served as Vice-President, Sales and Marketing of Clark Dairy from 1971 to 1977. From 1977 to 1979, he was Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of Donlands Dairy in Toronto and also served as Chair of the Management Committee.

In 1979, Mr. Parsons returned to Ottawa, where he served as Vice-President and General Manager of Neilson Dairy and also as a Member of the Wm. Neilson Ltd. Executive Committee until 1989. He was then made Senior Vice-President and General Manager of Neilson Dairy and continued as Member of the Executive Committee until 2000.

Before working in the dairy industry, Mr. Parsons was employed in retail operations with M. Loeb Limited, from 1963 to 1967, and was a Government of Canada economist from 1967 to 1968.

Mr. Parsons has served as member on the Boards of the Riverside Hospital, Friends of the Farm, the Better Business Bureau, and the Ottawa Food Bank.

The Canada Science and Technology Museum Corporation is responsible for preserving and protecting Canada's scientific and technological heritage and promoting and sharing knowledge about that heritage. The Corporation and its three Museums--the Canada Agriculture Museum, the Canada Aviation Museum, and the Canada Science and Technology Museum--tell the stories of Canadian ingenuity and achievement in science and technology and demonstrate how these accomplishments have contributed to the building of our country. The Corporation's Web site address is www.technomuses.ca.