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Canada Lands Company CLC Limited (CLC) has been an active supporter of RPIC and has participated for many years in its Workshops, so it is a great honour and a privilege to have been asked to serve as the organization’s ADM Champion for this coming year. Following in the footsteps of John McBain, for whom I and my company have the highest regard, is a somewhat daunting prospect, but I know his contributions are one of the reasons the organization is healthy today and confident in the future. Real property is in the spotlight these days as the media focuses on the important role these assets play in value creation, and the potential for these assets to help the Government of Canada in leading the country to a stronger economic and fiscal position. Real property practitioners have a fundamental and strategic role to play in the nation’s well being, and it is for this reason that I am especially pleased to lend my – and my company’s support – to the Real Property Institute of Canada.
John McBain was named to the position of Associate Assistant Deputy Minister for Real Property in February 2008. In addition to his role in operations management, he has specific accountabilities for the continuing transformation of the branch, strategic planning and the real property accelerated infrastructure program. John entered the Public Service as a Senior Landscape Architect with Parks Canada after practicing in the private sector. While with Parks Canada John delivered projects for Historic Sites and National Parks in Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Alberta. He began his career with Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) in 1985. He has held progressively more responsible positions including Director Asset Management, National Client Service Director for Canadian Heritage, Parks Canada and HRDC. In 2005 John was named Regional Director General for PWGSC Atlantic where he was accountable for the broad range of PWGSC services in Atlantic Canada and as the Minister’s representative and federal lead on the Sydney Tar Ponds Remediation Project.
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