FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 19, 2026
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Niagara Falls Bridge Commission
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NIAGARA FALLS BRIDGE COMMISSION ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT
Bradley Sutherland appointed by Premier Ford
LEWISTON, NEW YORK – The Commissioners of the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission (NFBC) are pleased to announce the appointment of Brad Sutherland to the Board of Commissioners. He was appointed to the Commission by the Premier of the Province of Ontario, Doug Ford.
Commissioner Sutherland is a long‑time Toronto resident and an active contributor to Canada’s business and events community. As Director of Business Development at Air Canada, he leads the airline’s new corporate sales team and oversees its national Meetings and Events program, working closely with partners to strengthen Canada’s position as a premier destination for business travel.
Brad also serves as Vice Chair of Meetings Mean Business Canada, an industry coalition dedicated to advancing the economic and social value of business events across the country. His commitment to international collaboration extends to his role on the Board of the Canada‑India Business Council, where he supports efforts to deepen commercial ties between the two nations. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration with a minor in North American Studies from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo.
The present Board of Commissioners includes Chairperson Lindsay DiCosimo Meriani (ON), Vice Chairperson Frank Soda (NY), Secretary April Jeffs (ON), Treasurer Kathleen Neville (NY), Ziad Hajifazul (ON), and Dick Palladino (NY).
About the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission:
The Niagara Falls Bridge Commission is a unique, bi-national body. Canada and the U.S. are equally represented on the NFBC through the bi-national appointment of an eight-member Board of Commissioners. A Joint Resolution of the 1938 U.S. Congressional Third Session created the framework for the NFBC. In 1939, the Province of Ontario, Canada licensed the NFBC under The Extra Provincial Corporations Act and amended the Highway Improvement Act to authorize the appropriation of land in Ontario for transfer to the NFBC. Initially established to finance, construct and operate the Rainbow Bridge, the Commission proved efficient and effective at its mission. The NFBC’s powers and authority were thereafter expanded through amendments to the Joint Resolution in the U.S., and by the Rainbow Bridge Amendment Act of 1959 and the Queenston Bridge Act of 1959 in Canada. Together, these enactments empowered the NFBC to assume responsibilities for the Whirlpool Rapids (Lower) and Lewiston-Queenston Bridges. Today, in addition to owning and operating three international bridges, the NFBC builds and maintains facilities for Customs and Immigration functions on both sides of the international border. The NFBC is self-supportive, largely through user fees (tolls) and private-sector tenant leases. NFBC is authorized to conduct international commercial financial transactions and empowered to issue tax-exempt bonds in the United States.