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Found 28 record(s)
Req # 24-2403
1. Copy of the contract(s) between VIA Rail Canada and CAD Railway Industries of Quebec for the tear-down inspection of VIA Rail Head-End Power/stainless steel fleet cars at the CAD facility from 2022 to the present, including what services were to be provided by CAD, cost of the services, project timelines and disposition of the tested cars 2. the final disposition and/or dates of scrapping of each VIA Rail Head-End Power/stainless steel fleet car tested at the CAD facility 3. the final disposition and/or dates of scrapping of each VIA Rail Head-End Power/stainless steel fleet car at the National Research Council facilities in Ottawa 4. whether any major or minor car components were provided/sold to any entity other than VIA Rail or CAD and a listing thereof. 5. For requests 2,3,4, copies of all relevant email communications sent or received by VIA Rail management and staff.Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
April 2024
Req # 22-2205
1. Any analyses of alternatives to, and alternative methods of carrying out, the HFR proposal, including different scope, routes and technological options (…); 2. Specific information on the proposed new route including any details of possible alternative routings through the Havelock to Smith Falls portion; 3. Cost and benefit analyses including assumptions about costs, ridership and any impact on reduced ridership on the existing routes, for the different alternatives considered; 4. Information on the expected scope, nature and timing of public consultations, public review processes and other approval processes and the expected construction schedule; 5. Information on affected landholder compensation policy and mechanisms.Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
September 2023
Req # 22-2207
To obtain a copy of any and all documents held by VIA Rail regarding the $71 million in-depth review that was conducted on HFR and is mentioned in this La Presse article between January 1, 2019 and today, April 8, 2022. We want all documents, e-mails, correspondence, letters or, better yet, complete copies of this review.Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
September 2023
Req # 23-2310
In relation to the VIA HFR (dedicated tracks) project, I am interested specifically in (i) ridership numbers of projections broken down by station or segment; (ii) projected revenue and operating costs for the project once built; (iii) specific route and infrastructure information; and (iv) analysis of speed in relation to the infrastructure, straightening and crossing removalsOrganization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
September 2023
Req # 23-2311
Communications (emails) between (former) CEO Yves Desjardins-Siciliano and Alstom, between 2014-2019Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
September 2023
Req # 23-2312
Detailed staffing costs breakdown by role (for the whole organization) for the last year (2022). Staffing costs for on train customer service representatives, station staff, engineering, and office staffOrganization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
September 2023
Req # 23-2314
I would like to obtain the following information regarding VIA’s Quebec City – Windsor corridor services: (i) current equipment cycles (…); (ii) records of train consists for all corridor services from June 19th to June 26th, 2023 (…); (iii) I would also like to obtain the VIA Rail equivalent of the Amtrak Service Standards Manual (…)Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
September 2023
Req # A-2023-00002
Application papers to receive funding from the council for poetry between the years of 1950-2023.Organization: Canada Council for the Arts
April 2023
Req # A-2023-00001
All records, budgets, plans, or discussions related to the amount of money being given to Carousel Theatre for "Drag Summer Camp" (both the junior and teen versions) for July 2023.Organization: Canada Council for the Arts
April 2023
Req # 22-2223
Everything related to Canadian gun/firearm proposals, regulations, laws and cabinet orders for the period January 1, 2005 to June 30, 2022 and the implications-for & impact-of the acquisition, possession, storage and use of firearms by VIA Rail and employees and contractors and (2) for the period January 2005 to June 30, 2022, everything related to VIA Rail’s approval, purchase, adoption and issuance of (i) firearms (including handguns, sidearms, shotguns, rifles and carbines); (ii) oc spray and/or pepper spay; (iii) tasers/tazers; and (iv) body armourOrganization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
September 2022