Media Advisory - Celebration of the restoration of Winnipeg Union Station

WINNIPEG, Oct. 16, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - VIA Rail invites media to the ceremony organized to celebrate the completion of the restoration of its heritage Winnipeg Union Station, at 11:00 a.m. (Central Time) on Monday, October 20, 2014.

The $6.5 million investment has allowed for the improvement of public areas, accessibility, passenger services and amenities, and the exterior of the building. It includes the restoration of the central rotunda, one of the most striking features of the 1912 Station. These improvements build on $3 million in upgrades to the station completed in 2011, which earned environmental certification from the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) of Manitoba.

What:	Celebration of the restoration of Winnipeg Union Station
Who:	Honourable Ron Lemieux, Minister of Tourism, Culture, Sport and Consumer Protection, Government of Manitoba Rod Bruinooge, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South  Eric Stefanson, Chairman of the Board (interim), VIA Rail Canada Yves Desjardins-Siciliano, President and Chief Executive Officer, VIA Rail Canada
Date:	Monday, October 20, 2014
Time:	11:00 a.m. (Central Time)
Where:	Winnipeg VIA Rail Union Station 123 Main Street Winnipeg, Manitoba

About VIA Rail Canada
As Canada's national rail passenger service, VIA Rail Canada (viarail.ca) and its 2,500 employees are mandated to provide safe, efficient and economical passenger transportation service, in both official languages of our country. VIA Rail operates intercity, regional and transcontinental trains linking 450 communities across Canada, and safely transports nearly four million passengers annually. The Corporation was awarded seven Safety Awards by the Railway Association of Canada over the last eight years, and was the recipient of the 2012 Agent's Choice Award voted by Canadian travel agents and presented by Baxter Travel Media. Since 2007, the Government of Canada has invested almost a billion dollars in VIA Rail. Read more about our transformation at www.viarail.ca/transformingVIA.

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SOURCE: VIA Rail Canada Inc.

For information: Mylène Bélanger, Senior Advisor, Media Relations, 514 871-6137, 1 877 393-8787, [email protected]; [email protected]