John Lohuis, the former director of recreation and parks for the city of Mississauga, has been named general manager of the Niagara Parks Commission (NPC).
Lohuis has been in the parks and recreation field for 35 years. Prior to his role in Mississauga he worked in Delhi, Aurora, Windsor and London. He held his role in Mississauga for 12 years. He is also an alumnus of, and lecturer in, the University of Waterloo’s department of recreation and leisure studies.
In addition to maintaining over 1,300 hectares of parkland that stretches some 56 kilometres along the Niagara River from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario, NPC owns and operates family attractions, golf courses, historic sites, a horticultural school, restaurants, and a butterfly conservatory. In addition, NPC operates its own police service, visitor transportation and tour services, road and snow maintenance services and community and recreational facilities.