Mr. Auger will be responsible for exercising leadership and overseeing all of the company’s operations. In addition, he will be in charge of promoting the Société’s strategic development and expanding its outreach.

Before joining SCSM, Mr. Auger served for more than twenty-five years as a senior executive at companies in the manufacturing and service sectors. He is recognized for the successful implementation of strategic plans in areas such as performance optimization, business growth, and organizational competencies. Mr. Auger studied management accounting at Université de Sherbrooke and holds the title of certified management accountant (CMA).

In addition to fulfilling his professional responsibilities, Mr. Auger serves as vice-president of the board of directors of the CMA Order. In 2007, his commitment and achievements earned him the distinction of Fellow of CMA (FCMA).

Chair of the board of directors
Rémi Racine is President and CEO of A2M, a company he founded in 1992. For the past 18 years, he has helped make A2M a world leader in the video game industry. Under his leadership, A2M appeared on both the Deloitte Technology Fast 50™ and Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies™ lists from 2006 to 2008. A2M is the largest independent producer of video games in Canada, employing 500 talented developers in its studios in Montréal and Santiago, Chile. Before dedicating his talents to new media, Rémi Racine spent some 10 years in real estate management and investment.

The Members

• in the 2009 financial year, the Société posted revenues of $58.2 million ($57.5 million in 2008), while incurring expenses of $19.6 million ($17.8 million). A total of $42.5 million was remitted to the City of Montréal;
• BIXI was successfully designed and implemented in 16 months – a record time;
• a new dynamic parking guidance system was put into service this year;

Montreal, Monday, June 7, 2010 – Financial statements for Accesum Inc. and the Société en commandite Stationnement de Montréal for the financial year ending December 31, 2009, were made public today. Stationnement de Montréal’s mission is to ensure the optimal management of paid parking, both on- and off-street, in order to encourage economic activity in the City.

The chairman of the Board of Accesum Inc. and the Société, Mr. Rémi Racine, was pleased to announce that all mandates entrusted to the Société were successfully carried out, and that the organization also achieved its objectives regarding current operations. “These very encouraging results from 2009 prove that the Société is very well managed and that it was able to rise to the challenge of all the mandates entrusted to it by the City. Certainly these results allow us to envision a very promising future for the Société, “ Mr. Racine was proud to declare.

These mandates, entrusted to the Société by the City of Montréal, come from the guidelines laid out in its transportation plan Réinventer Montréal, hailed by all of Montréal’s intervening parties (stakeholders?). The fundamental objective of this plan, which aims to maximize the efficiency of travel in the City, is to make Montréal a model for modern urban transport. To do this, the Société put in place several measures, among them encouraging the use of credit cards, reducing collection points, as well as making major modifications to the counting area to allow it to function better.

As well, the Société, made a user-focused change over the past year, an initiative to which all employees contribute daily. For example, the 1,500 pay stations deployed throughout City territory are also points of sale that continuously provide essential information. They allow us to find out everything from the frequency and hours of use to the rotation rate for each parking space. This information can subsequently be used to improve service to users.

From a financial perspective, it should be noted that the Société remitted a total of $42.5 million to the City in 2009. Since its foundation in 1995, the Société has paid the City $281.7 million in addition to the initial payment of $56.8 million, for a grand total of $338.5 million.

Fonds Ville-Marie, which devotes its resources to running the Student Business project that encourages young people to stay in school, was paid royalties of $0.6 million for the year (since 1995, the Société has paid $7.4 million to Fonds Ville-Marie). As well, a sum of $0.3 million was paid to the Investment Fund of the Société for the replacement of parking equipment, without forgetting that, following the modification of accounting principles, the Société proceeded to write off its start-up costs, an adjustment amounting to $1.7 million.

Let us mention in closing that the Société also achieved its objective of maximizing Quebec content, having throughout the year counted on the experience and expertise of suppliers from different regions of the province. In this way, the Société has contributed to the economic success of enterprises here.

> Read 2009 Financial Report

This quite original concept allowed 70 of our society’s esteemed members, from all walks of life, to personally embellish a parking meter by adding colours, images, motifs or personal messages. True works of art, these new personalized ‘ParcoDon’ are sure to attract and, consequently, incite passers-by to make contributions which will then be directly handed over to the L’itinéraire organization. Said organization offers a cornucopia of services, in particular psychosocial, to unattached or impaired street people.

An initiative of ‘L’Itinéraire’, the Ville-Maire borough and the Stationnement de Montréal

A reminder that ‘ParcoDon’ are old parking meters that were recycled into piggy banks placed in strategic areas close to through arteries of downtown Montreal. They will allow citizens to play a meaningful role in improving the living conditions of less fortunate people.

‘If we succeed in fostering better integration of the homeless in our society, it is largely thanks to such organizations as L’Itinéraire. Therefore, I am happy to participate in this initiative because it is a concrete measure which shows that beyond the fancy speeches we deliver, we are truly liable for the future of all the citizens of Montreal,’ stated its mayor, Mr. Gérald Tremblay.

Many entertainers, personalities and various institutions generously answered the invitation; among them René Richard Cyr, Pierre Karl Péladeau, Janette Bertrand, Armand Vaillancourt, Dany Laferrière, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Florence K, Guylaine Tremblay, Mes Aïeux, Biz of Loco Locass and l’Opéra de Montréal, each bringing a personal touch to their parking meter.

‘The Groupe L’Itinéraire is deeply touched by the fantastic spirit of solidarity and generosity of partners, artists and institutions toward homelessness and the ‘From The Streets To The Stars’ ParcoDon campaign. Taking into account the continuous rise in poverty and the growth in numbers of homeless in Montréal, said to reach 30,000 people, we feel that it’s critical to promote awareness of this important issue facing our society’, mentioned Mr. Serge Lareault, Managing Director for the Groupe L’Itinéraire.

Roger Plamondon, outgoing chairman, board of directors of Stationnement de Montréal, declares that he is personally ‘proud to have participated in ParcoDon from its very beginning in 2007, and to now proceed with the project by transforming a piece of the city’s heritage with a rainbow of colours, thus hoping to incite people to donate to the cause of homelesness’.

ABOUT GROUPE L’ITINÉRAIRE
Groupe L’Itinéraire emerged in 1989. Since then, it has built its reputation, recognized in Montréal as well as at the international level, for its much appreciated imaginative initiatives toward the fight against poverty and its involvement in socio-occupational reintegration of the homeless. The notoriety acquired by the L’Itinéraire magazine and its success in fostering respect among the population of the Greater Montréal, today inspire numerous charitable organizations globally. As social benefactor, the Groupe L’Itinéraire has challenged itself, over the next few years, to meet the ever-increasing demand for its services by strengthening its social economics-related projects, backed by a team of high-calibre partners and professionals originating from all walks of life, be it artistic, journalistic, the business community, marketing or communications.

In collaboration with partner associations and institutions established in various Quebec regions, the APQ wishes to remind the public that reserved parking spaces are not a privilege but an essential facility enabling disabled persons to participate actively in various aspects of social and economic life.

The APQ would like to remind you that failure to respect the regulation concerning parking spaces reserved for the exclusive use of disabled persons is an offence punishable by a minimum fine of $100 plus costs.

For more details about this campaign, visit our Web site at www.paraquad.qc.ca or communicate directly with Mr. Nicolas Messier (Senior advisor, integration, advocacy sector).
E-mail: nmessier@paraquad.qc.ca

> Read the press release

Thanks to the determination and boldness of the managers behind BIXI, the Public Bike System Company earned Gold in the Canadian Public Sector Leadership Awards. During a gala reception in Toronto last night, Roger Plamondon, chair of the board of the company, received the prestigious award in the Not-for-profit category.

The Public Sector Leadership Awards were designed to encourage and recognize those public sector organizations whose leaders have demonstrated the vision, commitment and capacity to set a new course. They showcase projects and initiatives undertaken by organizations where leadership played a key role in making it possible for major organizational transformation and outstanding performance to occur.

Read the press release
www.leadershipawards.ca

This event will be part of the international exposition La rue est à nous… tous! Ou comment partager la rue? running at UQÀM’s Centre de Design from October 23 to December 14, 2008. To find out more, visit the Web site of the l’Université du Québec à Montréal.

Wednesday, November 26, 2008 6 pm
UQÀM Pavillon de design
Room 3225, 3rd Floor
1440 Sanguinet

The Créativité Montréal competition recognizes excellence in interior design and urban integration initiatives and serves to highlight the talent of local designers and architects. For the list of winners, visit the Créativité Montréal Créativité Montréal Web site.

« Ce nouveau système de jalonnement dynamique est une des mesures contenues dans le plan intégré de transport pour le Vieux-Montréal. Cette initiative est un geste simple mais qui aura des répercussions extrêmement positives pour la qualité de vie des résidants du Vieux-Montréal et pour les millions de visiteurs qui s’y promènent. En diminuant les déplacements des nombreux véhicules qui circulent à la recherche d’une place de stationnement, le nombre de voitures sera grandement réduit dans les rues du secteur aux moments les plus critiques, améliorant d’autant la sécurité et la conviviabilité du Vieux-Montréal » a déclaré M. Lavallée.

Pour Roger Plamondon, « Il s’agit d’une autre innovation de Stationnement de Montréal qui, en partenariat avec les gestionnaires et propriétaires de stationnements, contribuera à améliorer la gestion de la circulation automobile. Les stationnements sont reliés à un ordinateur central qui communique en temps réel les places disponibles aux panneaux indicateurs à messages variables positionnés aux endroits stratégiques. Avec ce système, les automobilistes sont pris en charge avant d’arriver dans le quartier et ils peuvent alors se diriger vers le stationnement disponible de leur choix en suivant le meilleur trajet. »

Le système sera géré par la Société de jalonnement dynamique de Montréal, un OSBL créé par Stationnement de Montréal pour assurer l’implantation et la gestion des opérations du système. Le coût d’implantation est de 1 500 000 $ et les frais de fonctionnement seront assumés par les propriétaires de terrains de stationnements.

La Ville de Montréal est une des premières municipalités en Amérique de Nord à implanter cette technologie. Le système de jalonnement dynamique sera pleinement opérationnel dès le printemps 2009.

M. Lavallée a rappelé que les autres mesures adoptées par la Ville comme plan intégré de transport pour le Vieux-Montréal sont : l’implantation d’un autobus reliant le Vieux-Montréal au centre-ville et à la station Berri-UQAM qui circule depuis le 23 juin ; la création de places de débarcadère pour les autobus de tourisme le long du marché Bonsecours sur la rue de la Commune et la piétonnisation de la rue Saint-Paul qui fait actuellement l’objet de discussion avec les différents partenaires du Vieux-Montréal.