Rail Construction Director Morgan Quits
Director of transit engineering Richard Holder will be the acting director of rail construction on an interim basis;
This is a release from the City of Ottawa:
To / Destinataire Mayor and Members of Council Chair and Members of the Transit Commission
File/N° de fichier: 22-2024
From /
Expéditeur
Renée Amilcar, General Manager, Transit Services
Subject / Objet Transit Services Staffing Update Date: July 31, 2024
The purpose of this memo is to advise the Mayor and members of Council of an upcoming change in Transit Services’ Departmental Leadership Team that will take place this fall, and to provide details on the steps we are taking to ensure continuity of support to our Rail Construction Program.
Michael Morgan, Director of the Rail Construction Program, has indicated that he will be leaving the City to pursue other opportunities. Michael will remain at the City until early fall to provide support through the transition.
Michael has built a strong, experienced team who will continue to progress the opening of O-Train Lines 2 and 4, as well as the completion of the east and west extensions of Line 1. That team includes significant support from independent firms such as Ricardo Rail and Sener Canada who have key responsibilities for engineering and safety assurance.
Recognizing that the Stage 2 South extension is of immediate and paramount importance to the City, I have asked Richard Holder, currently the Director of Transit Engineering, to provide interim leadership as the Acting Director of Rail Construction until a permanent replacement can be found. Richard is very familiar with the Stage 2 South project; he was formerly Manager of Systems and Operations Integration for the Rail Construction Program, and he is actively engaged in the commissioning process. Richard will be working closely with key members of the Rail Construction Program management team, including Denise Lamoureux, Michael Bartlett, Jacelyn Daigle, Eric Dube and Katie Rossolatos.
An executive recruitment process has already been initiated for a new Director of the Rail Construction Program, and I will keep Council informed as it progresses.
Should you have any questions about the information provided in this memo, please do not hesitate to contact Richard Holder at extension x or me at x.
Original signed by,
Renée Amilcar
General Manager, Transit Services
For You:
When Will OC Transpo Get It? PATTON
Outrage Or Fairy Tale? The $8.6-Billion Transit Hole
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– The Bulldog – News Feed Enter 
Rearranging the deck chairs while the band plays on and the ship fills even more with flooding.
Signed by Band Director, Renee Amilcar, and mismanaged by the Mayor and council of the city of Ottawa.
what a ( continuing) mess
“And another one bites the dust …” and the path to the exit door at the City continues to get worn down.
Is he leaving because Diane Deans was right to reveal the contractors building the Stage 2 South extension failed the technical criteria so much so that the chickens are about to come home to roost in September?