On February 21st, we celebrated the 90th birthday of one of BA Group's founding principals, Edward Levy. It was a heartwarming occasion as the entire BA Group office came together to celebrate this special milestone, enjoying cake and sharing happy moments together. The celebration was made even more memorable with the presence of distinguished guests. We were honored to host many transportation industry veterans from across the GTA who worked and collaborated with Ed during his career. Thank you to Steve Wickens, Andy Manahan, Marty Collier, Marcy Burchfield, David Crowley, Robert Millward, and Paul Bedford for joining us. Ed was also surprised by Pat Gibson who flew in from Los Angeles for the event. Pat worked closely with Ed in Chicago for Barton Aschman Associates prior to Ed moving to Toronto in 1974 to open the Canadian office which later became BA Group! In recognition of Ed’s extraordinary legacy and invaluable contributions to BA Group, BA Group’s CEO Mark Jamieson announced that the main boardroom in BA Group’s new Toronto office at 95 St. Clair Avenue West would be proudly named the "Edward J. Levy Boardroom.” Happy Birthday Ed!
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Evan Dust
2mo
Congratulations Ed! Thank you for being my initial mentor at Barton-Aschman when I was a University of Waterloo co-op geography student in 1981. After I graduated with my Masters in Applied Science from Waterloo, I ended up working with Pat Gibson in Barton-Aschman’s Pasadena California office! Best wishes to all of my friends at BA Consulting Group!
Happy birthday Ed 🎂 I still remember my early days at BA group and getting lifelong career insights from Ed. Luckily my office was right next to Ed's room which gave easy access to pick his brain for my little inquiries.
Crowley, David
2mo
It was great to join in the celebration of Ed's contributions to planning in the Toronto area on Feb 21st. 90 and still going strong. Keep it up my friend.
Great to hear about this milestone celebration for such a great industry leader. Happy birthday Ed!
Marcy Burchfield
2mo
It was a pleasure to join celebrations for Ed!! Thanks for the invite!
Lisa Salsberg
2mo
Happy Birthday Ed!
Happy Happy Birthday Ed!! All the very best to you!!! 🎂🥳🎉🍾
Trevor Anderson
2mo
Happy Birthday Ed! Congrats on a great career.
Retired Transportation Researcher and Urban Affairs Journalist
2moIt has been a huge honour (and benefit) to have had Ed as a friend and mentor, someone who provided tough but fair criticism of my work, someone who also introduced me to many of his brilliant colleagues. Ed has given so much to our communities, even when our communities' decision-makers didn't want to hear what he had to say. Long may he and his legacy at BA live on.