MONTREAL, July 2, 2024
/CNW/ - VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) invites the public to listen to
its 2024 Annual Public Meeting (APM) to be aired on August 7, 2024, at 4 p.m.
Eastern Time (ET).
As part of the APM pre-recorded session, VIA Rail will report to
Canadians on its financial results and achievements for 2023, a
year marked by important milestones in its modernization efforts
with for example the arrival of more new trains in the Québec
City-Windsor corridor and the launch of a new reservation system.
It will also be an opportunity to take a look at VIA Rail's future,
in particular by discussing the next steps in the implementation of
its VIAction 2030 plan, which was unveiled in 2024.
VIA Rail's Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Françoise
Bertrand, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mario Péloquin, and Chief Financial Officer,
Carl Delisle, will be participating
in the 2024 APM which will be available on VIA Rail's Facebook page
and YouTube channel.
VIA Rail's 2024 Annual Public Meeting
How: Visit VIA Rail's Facebook page or
YouTube channel
When: Wednesday, August 7,
2024
4 p.m.
(ET)
We want to hear from Canadians
This year, the public will once again be able to submit their
questions to VIA Rail by visiting its Annual Public Meeting
page.
When: July 3, 12:01 a.m. to July
5, 11:59 p.m.
Answers to the most frequently asked questions will be available
on August 7 on the Annual Public
Meeting page.
VIA Rail's 2023 annual report is available in the Media
Centre.
About VIA Rail
VIA Rail Canada's mandate is to operate the national passenger
rail service on behalf of the Government of Canada, and to provide a safe, accessible,
efficient, reliable, sustainable, and environmentally responsible
service that meets the needs of Canadian passengers. VIA Rail
operates intercity trains connecting over 400 communities
across Canada and ensuring rail
transportation services to regional and remote communities. The
Corporation safely transported over four million passengers in 2023
and has been awarded nine Safety Awards and three Environment
Awards by the Railway Association of Canada. For more, visit our website:
https://corpo.viarail.ca/en.
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SOURCE VIA Rail Canada Inc.