Statement
For Immediate Release
Windsor, Ontario, June 10, 2016 – Statement by Michael Cautillo, President and CEO of Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority.
“The staff, Board of Directors and International Authority of the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA) are saddened to learn of the passing of Gordie Howe. On behalf of WDBA, I offer our deepest condolences to his family and friends.
On May 14, 2015, the Governments of Canada and Michigan announced that the bridge between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan, will be named the Gordie Howe International Bridge. We are proud to be constructing the new bridge in his name. It is my sincere hope that this bridge will continue Mr. Hockey’s legacy of building extraordinary goodwill between these two countries.”
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Contact:
Mark Butler
Director of Communications
Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority
519-946-4859
100 Ouellette Avenue, Suite 400
Windsor, Ontario N9A 6T3
Phone: 519.946.3038
Email: [email protected]
