Transport Action Ontario Annual Meeting March 27 in Toronto

Transport Action Ontario (formerly Transport 2000 Ontario) will hold its Annual Meeting and afternoon program at:

Metro Hall, 55 John St., Room 302
Toronto
Saturday 27 March 2010

AGM, 10 a.m. – 12 noon
Reports by President and Treasurer.

Election of executive and directors. Nominations are invited and can be submitted to the Chair of Nominations, Bruce Budd at bfb@primus.ca.

A complementary lunch is provided to members and guests who attend the morning annual meeting. Reservations are recommended for which your telephone number or e-mail is needed. Please contact Dan Hammond at: 1-888-410-4779; danielshammond@gmail.com or Tony Turrittin; 416-653-0607; turitti@yorku.ca by 20 March 2010

Afternoon event: 1:30p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
DRIC: Road-Based Infrastructure in the Era of Climate change

This panel discussion focuses on the important but underreported issue of the Detroit River International Crossing project (DRIC). A panel of speakers, two from Michigan will uncover the weaknesses behind this expensive, unsustainable and outdated infrastructure plan.

Speakers:

  • Dr. Dietrich Bergmann, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Albert Koehl, Ecojustice, Toronto Office
  • Paula Lombardi, Ambassador Bridge Company, Warren, Michigan
  • Emma Cane, Sierra Club, Ontario
  • Dan Hammond and Natalie Litwin, Transport Action Ontario