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PROMINENT RETIRED OTTAWA BUSINESS PERSON APPOINTED TO BOARD OF CANADA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MUSEUM CORPORATION

OTTAWA, June 20, 2003 – The Canada Science and Technology Museum Corporation is pleased to announce today the appointment of Walter R. Parsons, of Ottawa, as a trustee to the Canada Science and Technology Museum Corporation Board of Trustees.

During his career, Mr. Parsons has held senior management positions in the dairy industry, starting as Sales Manager of Clark Dairy in 1968. From 1977 to 1979, while being Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of Donlands Dairy in Toronto, he also chaired its Management Committee. He returned to Ottawa in 1979, where he became Vice-President and General Manager of Neilson Dairy, Ottawa, until 1989. He was then appointed Senior Vice-President and General Manager of Neilson Dairy, Ottawa, and served in this capacity until 2000. Mr. Parsons is currently Goodwill Ambassador for Neilson Dairy.

Mr. Parsons has been involved in the boards of many organizations and in various fundraising activities. His current and past involvements include: Board Vice-Chairman of the Riverside Hospital of Ottawa, President of Friends of the Central Experimental Farm, and board member of the Ottawa Food Bank.

Mr. Parsons’ appointment is effective June 20, 2003. "I look forward to working with my fellow board members and the management and employees of the Canada Science and Technology Museum Corporation to make Canadians everywhere aware of the importance of science and technology in their everyday lives," says Mr. Parsons.

The Canada Science and Technology Museum Corporation is responsible for the management of the Canada Science and Technology Museum and for its affiliates, the Canada Agriculture Museum and the Canada Aviation Museum. One of the Corporation’s objectives is to discover and share knowledge about Canada’s scientific and technological heritage in order to increase understanding and appreciation of the role that science and technology has played, and continues to play, in the transformation of Canada.

For more information please contact:

Ian MacLeod
Canada Science and Technology Museum Corporation
Tel: 613-991-6390, Fax: 613-998-7759
E-mail: imacleod@technomuses.ca

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