Media Advisory - All aboard for the Canada 150 Celebrations with VIA Rail Canada

06/02/2017 09:07

OTTAWA, Feb. 6, 2017 /CNW Telbec/ - The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, Member of Parliament David McGuinty, and Ottawa Mayor, Jim Watson, will join Yves Desjardins-Siciliano, President and Chief Executive Officer of VIA Rail Canada, on Tuesday, February 7^th to present VIA Rail's plans for Canada's 150^th anniversary.


Who:	The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport
	David McGuinty, Member of Parliament for Ottawa South
	Jim Watson, Mayor of Ottawa
	Yves Desjardins-Siciliano, President and Chief Executive Officer of VIA Rail Canada

Date:	Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Time:
12:20 - 12:30			Arrival of media representatives
12:30 - 12:40			Press conference
12:40 - 12:45			Photo shoot outside
12:45 - 12:50			Scrum

Location:
		VIA Rail's Ottawa train station
		200, Tremblay Road, Ottawa

About VIA Rail Canada
As Canada's national rail passenger service, VIA Rail (viarail.ca) and its 2,600 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 was awarded seven Safety Awards by the Railway Association of Canada over the last eight years. For more information, visitAbout VIA Rail at www.viarail.ca/en/about-via-rail.

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