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Canlan appoints new Chairman of its Board of Directors: Grant Ballantyne to succeed Frank Barker on January 1, 2009
BURNABY, BC, Dec. 18 /CNW/ - Canlan Ice Sports Corp., providers of the on-ice experience to youth...
About this update from Canlan Ice Sports Corp.
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nBURNABY, BC, Dec. 18 /CNW/ - Canlan Ice Sports Corp., providers of the\non-ice experience to youths and adults across North America, today announced\nthe appointment of Grant Ballantyne as Chairman of the Company's Board of\nDirectors effective January 1, 2009, following his retirement as President and\nCEO. Mr. Ballantyne will succeed Frank Barker, a director of the Company since\n1986.\n\n\n"Through his guiding hand and numerous contributions over the past 20\nyears, Frank Barker has helped Canlan to emerge as the most successful owner\nand operator of ice facilities across North America," said Mr. Grant\nBallantyne, President and CEO, Canlan Ice Sports. "I look forward to\nsucceeding Frank and continuing my involvement with Canlan, particularly in\nlight of our recent progress and our plans to drive increased utilization of\nour facilities, grow our adult and youth hockey programs, and strategically\nexpand our operations into select U.S. markets."\n\n\nMr. Ballantyne has more than 30 years of senior management experience in\nfinance and operations. He has served as President of Canlan since December\n1998. As announced previously, Mr. Ballantyne will retire as the Company's\nPresident and CEO on January 1, 2009, and will be succeeded by Joey St-Aubin,\ncurrently Canlan's Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.\n\n\nAbout Canlan\n\n\nCanlan Ice Sports Corp. is the largest private sector operator of\nrecreational ice facilities in North America with 65 playing surfaces at 22\nfacilities in Canada and the United States. Through the ASHL, Canlan operates\nthe largest adult recreational hockey league in North America with more than\n55,000 players and offers a variety of other programs including youth leagues,\nhockey and figure skating schools and tournaments.\n\n\nCanlan Ice Sports Corp. is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the\nsymbol "ICE."\n\n\nCaution concerning forward-looking statements\n\n\nThis document contains forward-looking statements, which may be\nidentified by words like "expects", "anticipates", "plans", "intends",\n"indicates" or similar expressions. These statements are not a guarantee of\nfuture performance and are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties. The\nCompany's actual results could differ...