MONTREAL, April 2, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - VIA Rail President and Chief Executive Officer Yves Desjardins-Siciliano will join the Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport; the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of VIA Rail, Françoise Bertrand; the Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Bombardier Inc., Sylvain Lévesque; and the Chief Operations Officer, Bombardier Transportation, Americas, David Van der Wee, to announce an investment for the renovation of a part of VIA Rail's long-haul fleet.
| Who: |
The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport |
| Date: |
Tuesday, April 3, 2018 |
| Time: |
2:00 p.m. |
| Place : |
Bombardier Transport |
About VIA Rail Canada
As Canada's national rail passenger service, VIA Rail (viarail.ca) and all its 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 over 400 communities across Canada, and about 180 more communities through intermodal partnerships, and safely transports nearly four million passengers annually. The Corporation has been awarded five Safety Awards and three Environment Awards by the Railway Association of Canada since 2007. Visit the "About VIA Rail" section at: www.viarail.ca/en/about-via-rail
SOURCE VIA Rail Canada Inc.
Mariam Diaby, Media Relations, VIA Rail Canada, 514 871-6010 | 1 877 393-8787, [email protected] | [email protected]; Delphine Denis, Press Secretary, Office of the Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, Ottawa, 613-991-0700, [email protected]; Media Relations, Transports Canada, Ottawa, 613-993-0055, [email protected]; Jacques Tétrault, Communcations and Public Relations for Canada, Bombardier Transportation, T. + 1. 450. 441. 3190 | C. + 1. 514. 519. 7722, [email protected]
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