Registry of Lobbyists
Version 1 of 45 (1999-01-26 to 1999-08-06) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.
| Organization: |
WESTERN CANADIAN SHIPPERS COALITION
1200 - 555 BURRARD STREET VANCOUVER, BC V7X 1S7 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 604-684-0211 |
| Fax number: | 604-687-4930 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | IAN D MAY, CHAIRMAN |
| Description of the organization's activities: | WESTERN CANADIAN SHIPPERS' COALITION (WCSC) IS AN ORGANIZATION OF WESTERN CANADIAN COMPANIES AND ASSOCIATIONS, REPRESENTING MUCH OF THE RESOURCE-BASED ECONOMY IN WESTERN CANADA. WCSC MEMBERS ARE MAJOR USERS OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, PRIMARILY THE RAILWAYS AND SPEND OVER $3 BILLION ANNUALLY TRANSPORTING THEIR PRODUCTS (MINERALS, FERTILIZERS, FOREST PRODUCTS, POTASH, SULPHUR, COAL, PETRO-CHEMICALS, VEGETABLE OIL/MEALS) TO MARKETS IN CANADA, U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | THE WCSC MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES 9 MEMBER COMPANIES AND 2 ASSOCIATIONS FROM WESTERN CANADA ALL CONCERNED WITH TRANSPORTATION ISSUES. MEMBERS ARE: AGRIUM INC, CANPOTEX LIMITED, INLAND CEMENT LTD, LUSCAR LTD (MANALTA COAL), MILLAR WESTERN GROUP, NOVA CHEMICALS, POTASH CORPORATION OF SASKATCHEWAN, SASKFERCO PRODUCTS INC, SULTRAN LTD, CANADIAN OILSEED PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION, COUNCIL OF FOREST INDUSTRIES. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | KNUT BJORNDAL |
| Position title: | COFI MEMBER (MANAGER, TRANSPORTATION, WEYERHAEUSER CANADA LT |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | ROBERT BROESKA |
| Position title: | MEMBER (PRESIDENT, CANADIAN OILSEED PROCESSORS ASS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | THOMAS CULHAM |
| Position title: | COFI MEMBER (DIRECTOR, MATERIALS & LOGISTICS, WELDWOOD OF CA |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | CYRL ECKL |
| Position title: | MEMBER (DIRECTOR, TRANSPORTATION, PCS SALES) |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | JAMES FORAN |
| Position title: | COUNSEL (QC, AIKINS, MACAULAY & THORVALDSON) |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | WILLIAM FOWLER |
| Position title: | COFI MEMBER (TRANSPORTATION MANAGER, ALBERTA NEWSPRINT CO) |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | LORNE FRIBERG |
| Position title: | MEMBER (PRESIDENT, SULTRAN LIMITED) |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | PAUL JOHNSON |
| Position title: | MEMBER (INLAND CEMENT LTD) |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | WILLIAM LEGROW |
| Position title: | COFI MEMBER (VICE PRESIDENT, TRANSPORTATION, WEST FRASER TIM |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | RONALD MACDONALD |
| Position title: | COFI MEMBER (PRESIDENT & CEO, COUNCIL OF FOREST IN |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | KEN MACQUARRIE |
| Position title: | MEMBER (DIRECTOR, MARKETING & TRANSPORTATION, SASKFERCO PROD |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | JACK MCMUNN |
| Position title: | MEMBER (DIRECTOR, INLAND TRANSPORTATION, CANPOTEX LIMITED) |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | MICHAEL PALMER |
| Position title: | MEMBER (MANAGER, TRANSPORTATION, AGRIUM INC) |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | MARK PANYCH |
| Position title: | MEMBER (DIRECTOR, TRANSPORTATION/PULP SALES ADMIN, MILLAR WE |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | TERRY PARK |
| Position title: | MEMBER (MANAGER TRANSPORTATION & DISTRIBUTION, NOVA CHEMICAL |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | GLENN SCOTT |
| Position title: | MEMBER (DIRECTOR, TRANSPORTATION, LUSCAR LTD) |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | J. RICHARD WHITTINGTON |
| Position title: | MEMBER (VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING, LUSCAR LTD) |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Competition Tribunal (CT), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Grain Transportation Agency (GTA), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Transport Canada (TC), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) |
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Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Forestry, Industry, International Trade, Labour, Taxation and Finance, Transportation |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | TRANSPORTATION, RAIL, TRUCK AND MARINE POLICIES; BILL C-19, PART I OF THE CANADA LABOUR CODE, CONCERNING RAIL TRANSPORT OF GRAIN; JUSTICE WILLARD ESTEY'S GRAIN SECRETARIAT REVIEW; CANADIAN COAST GUARD COST RECOVERY PROCESS; PORTS DEVOLUTION |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | YEAR 2000 REVIEW OF THE CANADA TRANSPORTATION ACT; CANADA/US CARGO SECUREMENT STANDARD HARMONIZATION (CCMTA); PORTS DEVOLUTION; CANADIAN COAST GUARD COST RECOVERY PROCESS |