Rob MacIsaac
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Robert Scott Alexander "Rob" MacIsaac (born 1962) is the chair of Metrolinx, the provincial planning agency responsible for the Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton.[1]
MacIsaac is a former mayor of Burlington, Ontario. He was first elected to Burlington city council in November 1991. MacIsaac served two terms representing Ward 1 at city and regional councils. In 1997, he was elected Mayor of Burlington and was subsequently acclaimed for two more terms. In March 2006, he did not seek re-election.
On October 12, 2006, Ontario Minister of Transportation Donna Cansfield nominated MacIsaac to be Chair of the Greater Toronto Transportation Authority, which is now known as Metrolinx.
During his term as Mayor of the City of Burlington, MacIsaac became involved in several growth management initiatives for the Greater Golden Horseshoe.
As a member of the Ontario Smart Growth Panel, he chaired the sub-panel responsible for developing a growth management strategy for Central Ontario. This work proved influential in the Province's Places to Grow Plan.
MacIsaac subsequently chaired a Provincial task force that established the founding principles for a permanent greenbelt for the Greater Golden Horseshoe.
MacIsaac completed his undergraduate degree in Economics at the University of Waterloo in 1984 and received a law degree at the University of Western Ontario in 1987. He was called to the Bar in 1989.
MacIsaac is Honorary Chair of the Carpenter Hospice, a residential hospice in Burlington that he helped found while still Mayor. He is on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) and Canadian Urban Transportation Association (CUTA).
On November 6, 2008, Mohawk College announced McIsaac as their new President.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Rob MacIsaac, Chair, Metrolinx". Metrolinx. http://www.metrolinx.com/en/bioRobMacIsaac.aspx. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ^ Hemsworth, Wade (20 November 2008). "Farewell to Hamilton; Mohawk president exits with kind words for city". Toronto Star. p. A1. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/1598374851.html?dids=1598374851:1598374851&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+20%2C+2008&author=Wade+Hemsworth&pub=The+Spectator&desc=Farewell+to+Hamilton%3B+Mohawk+president+exits+with+kind+words+for+city&pqatl=google. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
