Media Advisory - VIA Rail Inaugurates the New Accessible Facilities at the Ottawa Station

05/02/2019 12:45

MONTREAL, Feb. 5, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ - Members of the media are invited to join VIA Rail's President and Chief Executive Officer, Yves Desjardins-Siciliano, to inaugurate the new Ottawa station facilities.

Speakers:	Kate Young, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Science and Sport and to the Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibility
	The Honourable Chantal Petitclerc, Senator
	Jim Tokos, National Vice President, Canadian Council of the Blind

Date:	Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Time:	11:00 a.m.

Location:	VIA Rail's Ottawa Station
	200 Tremblay Rd, Ottawa (Ontario), K1G 3H5

About VIA Rail
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 4.8 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 https://www.viarail.ca/en/about-via-rail.

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