Photographs of ministerial, departmental and other transportation activities

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	TORONTO, Ontario − Announcement of up to $20 million in funding for an innovative urban green space, Evergreen at the Brick Works. Shown (l-r) are the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities; Ken Tanenbaum, Co-Chair of Evergreen's capital campaign; Geoff Cape, Executive Director of Evergreen; the Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance; and George Dark, Chair, Evergreen Board of Directors.
Photo: Peter Thomson
	MIRABEL, Quebec − Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the announcement of the establishment of a sales program for the 11,000 acres of farmland in Mirabel. In the front row are Laurent Pellerin, President of the Union des producteurs agricoles du Quebec; the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities; Marcel Denis, of the Union des producteurs agricoles de la région de l'Outaouais-Laurentides; and Jacques Gourde, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. At the rear are some of the members of the 11,000 Acres Committee.
	Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Honourable Lawrence Cannon with maps showing the sales program for lands surrounding the Mirabel airport.
	Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the announcement of the establishment of a sales program for the 11,000 acres of farmland in Mirabel. He is accompanied in the first row by the Honourable Lawrence Cannon; Marcel Denis, of the Union des producteurs agricoles de la région de l'Outaouais-Laurentides; and Jacques Gourde, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.
	TORONTO, Ontario − Minister Cannon, along with Ontario Minister of Transportation, Donna Cansfield, and CEO of the Southern Ontario Gateway Council, Richard Koroscil, at the official launch of the Southern Ontario Gateway Council on December 7, 2006.
	Minister Cannon, co-chair of the Southern Ontario Gateway Council, speaks at the launch of the Council.
	Donna Cansfield, Ontario Minister of Transportation and co-chair of the Southern Ontario Gateway Council, speaks at the launch of the Council.
	Richard Koroscil, CEO of the Southern Ontario Gateway Council and President of Hamilton International Airport, speaks to the room full of transportation stakeholders at the launch of the Southern Ontario Gateway Council.
	Reporters ask Minister Cannon questions after the launch of the Southern Ontario Gateway Council at the Toronto Port building.
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	LA PECHE, Quebec − The Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, the Honourable Lawrence Cannon; the Quebec Transport Minister, Mr. Michel Després; the Minister responsible for the Outaouais region and MP for Chapleau, Mr. Benoît Pelletier; and the MP for Gatineau, Mr. Réjean Lafrenière, today announced the extension of Highway 5 in the Outaouais region.
	LERY, Quebec − Prime Minister Harper with Jean Charest, Premier of Quebec, to his right and Minister Cannon to his left; at the completion of the west end of highway 30.

	BUCKINGHAM, Quebec − Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, Lawrence Cannon at École St-Michel shows parents how important properly installed infant or child seats are to the safety of small or pre-school aged children. As of April 1, 2007, all new school buses will need to have the tools to accommodate infant and child seats.
	THE PAS, Manitoba − The community of Pukatawagan and surrounding areas celebrate the transfer of a railway line in northern Manitoba to Keewatin Railway Company.
	Brian Jean, Parliamentary Secretary to Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities and Ron Lemieux, Minister of Transportation and Government Services Manitoba were on hand to mark the transfer of the 185-mile Sherridon subdivision, which runs between Sherritt Junction and Lynn Lake in Manitoba.
	Keewatin Railway Company, a First Nations-owned railway company, received funding from the Government of Canada, the Province of Manitoba and three First Nations communities for the railway line purchase.

	OTTAWA, Ontario − Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, along with Bob Chiarelli, Mayor of Ottawa, launching the City of Ottawa’s new ridematching system.
	The launch of Ottawaridematch.com took place on Sparks Street, between Bank Street and O’Connor Street.
	At the ceremony, the City of Ottawa presented officials from Nortel, the University of Ottawa and Transport Canada with Travelwise awards, recognizing their longstanding and successful commuting programs. Minister Cannon accepted the award on behalf of Transport Canada.
	OTTAWA, Ontario − May 19, 2006 marked the national launch of Safe Boating Awareness Wee which seeks to promote a wide range of safe boating practices to an estimated seven million recreational boaters across the country. Left, Serge St-Martin, Chief Commander of the Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons introduces speakers at the event.
	Representatives from the Ottawa Police and the Ontario Provincial Police stand in front of the Office of Boating Safety promotions trailer to listen to some of the people who will be travelling around the province speaking with members of the public about the importance of staying safe by wearing a lifejacket, taking a boating safety course, and not mixing alcohol with boating.g.ng.g.
	Cameraman records Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, Brian Jean, and Chair of the Safe Boating Council, Randy Whaley, as they supervise a mock courtesy check of a powerboat.
	OTTAWA, Ontario − Mr. David Larrigan of Vancouver receives the 2006 Transport Canada Aviation Safety Award for his long-standing commitment to aviation safety. Mr. Larrigan is pictured with Marc Grégoire, Assistant Deputy Minister, Safety and Security.