The Manitoba government is creating a blue-ribbon infrastructure panel to offer advice on priorities for roads and highways it was announced Nov. 30 by Premier Wab Kinew and Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Lisa Naylor at the Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM) fall convention.
The blue-ribbon panel will be led by co-chairs Carly Edmundson, president and CEO of CentrePort Canada, and Scott Phillips, a councillor for the Rural Municipality of Sifton. Working with experts in the industry, these co-chairs will set the terms of reference for infrastructure projects in Manitoba. The panel will head up the Manitoba government’s infrastructure strategy to create jobs, support economic growth and help municipalities grow, said the Premier.
This is a very good appointment and Manitobans will be happy to see the focus on transportation and infrastructure that was set by the previous government maintained. Transportation has always been a critical element in the prosperity of this province, set as we are in the middle of the continent. Making sure our key roads are rebuilt to international standards and able to handle heavy traffic is essential in moving forward on the path to prosperity.
Carly was named President and CEO of CentrePort last May replacing Diane Grey who left to take a position with the federal government. Carly was previously executive director of marketing and communications for CentrePort where she worked for six years. She left in 2019 to take on the position of senior vice-president with real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield Stevenson.
A small-town girl with the smarts and work ethic of rural Manitoba, Carly is bringing fresh insights to CentrePort. She will be a great asset to the brain trust of the new government.
Congratulations to Carly and her team at CentrePort. They will be keeping us posted on new developments on the campus.
