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British Waterways Chairman reappointed |
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Thursday, 22 May 2008 |
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Tony Hales has been reappointed Chair of British Waterways for three more years. Waterways Minister Jonathan Shaw confirmed that Mr Hales will continue as Chair until 9 July 2011, a post he has held since 10 July 2005.
Jonathan Shaw said:
"I look forward to continuing our work with Tony Hales to build upon the government's and British Waterways' shared commitment to a vibrant waterways network that provides strong public benefits through a living heritage landscape which enhances healthy recreation opportunities for a wide range of users and delivers regeneration to many communities. I have agreed with Tony that it is particularly important for British Waterways to continue to develop good relationships with all stakeholders.
"Tony is keen to carry on the tremendous success story of recent years that has seen a renaissance of our waterways and I have confidence that he can successfully steer BW through what will be a challenging period given current volatility of property markets and difficult economic conditions."
Over the past ten years, British Waterways, a Public Corporation, has received £754 million in government grants to restore, maintain, improve and expand the nation's historic network of canals and waterways. British Waterways is responsible for navigation on 2,200 miles (3,520 kilometres) of canals and inland waterways.
Since 1999 and in partnership with government, British Waterways has significantly increased the investment in the nation's historic network from commercial income and third party grants and overseen an expansion in the waterways for the first time in generations. The waterways are today enjoyed by more people and for a wider variety of uses than at any other time in their history.
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