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Req # 20-2033
Provide memos or policy briefs that discuss cost-saving initiatives at VIA Rail created since March 1, 2020 to the day this request is received.Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
January 2021
Req # 20-2036
Provide all correspondence/communications sent and received by Cynthia Garneau, Dominique Lemay, Mario Bergeron, Sonia Corriveau, Ben Marc Diendéré, Patricia Jasmin, Martin Landry and Jean-François Legault from March 2020 to the day this request is received that mention or discuss when the VIA Rail passenger service will resume in Alberta.Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
January 2021
Req # 20-2039
(1) the official name and classification of the rail line in question (1041 Lakeshore Road East – Oakville Subdivision Line); (2) the number of rail tracks; (3) the width of the railway corridor at tis subdivision; (4) the type and average number of train movements during the daytime and nighttime; (5) the average number of locomotives for each type of train; (6) the average number of cars for each train; (7) the average speed of each type of train; (8) the presence of any special operating conditions likely to increase the sound levels such as siding tracks, frogs or switches, whistle noise, etc.Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
December 2020
Req # 20-2043
I am writing to look for VIA Rail traffic data on the Beachburg Subdivision, near the intersection of Smyth Road and Riverside Drive in Ottawa, ON. Please provide the following (1) type of train; (2) engine type; (3) welded rail; (4) number of trains; (5) number of locomotives and number of cars per train; (6) speed; and (7) whistle by-laws – at grade crossings in the area and if any whistles are blown (specifically the at-grade crossing at Pleasant Park Rd, or any other nearby ones that may have missed).Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
December 2020
Req # 20-2028
Could you give me figures on VIA passenger volumes for 2020 as compared with a similar period in 2019.Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
November 2020
Req # A-2020-00021
Request for Property Information: Pass Island Slipway Site (DFRP #80044) and Pass Island Wharf Site (DFRP #80055), Pass Island, Newfoundland and Labrador. Dillon Consulting Limited (Dillon) has been retained by Public Services Procurement Canada (PSPC) to conduct a Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) at the Pass Island Slipway Site and Pass Island Wharf Site in Pass Island, Newfoundland and Labrador (NL). Dillon is requesting a search of all available records to date, and is interested in any relevant information that would provide insight about the environmental condition of the site and surrounding properties, such as: permits, spills, fuel storage and use, chemical use, reported incidents, environmental site assessment reports, ministerial orders, etc.Organization: Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
October 2020
Req # A-2020-00022
Please provide records pertaining to home office furniture expenses incurred between March 1st 2020 and the date on which this request is received detailing all expenses with the 2020/2021 object codes 1231, 1246, and 0533. Provide a breakdown of expenses incurred and for each expense, provide the name of the service provider/contractor, a description of the product or service rendered, the date, and the total amount of the expense. When this data does not exist in the aforementioned format, provide the entirety of records (including receipts, purchase orders, and service contracts) pertaining to the expense. Search through electronic records only, unless data is not available in that format. Exclude cabinet confidences. Remove French versions of records if English ones exist. Provide the final version of documents or last draft if the final version is not available.Organization: Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
October 2020
Req # 19-1988
A copy of the most recent Train Service Agreement between VIA Rail and CN Rail. Please provide all relevant details of this agreement in keeping with the Nov. 19, 2018 Federal Court of Appeal decision under the file number A-225-17.Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
June 2020
Req # 19-1989
Any and all internal documents that record and track incidents of violence or unruly behaviour, including but not limited to pushing, hitting, punching or verbal arguments on board VIA Rail trains, operated in Canada, either between passengers or between a passenger and a VIA Rail employee between April 1 to April 30, 2019.Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
June 2020
Req # 20-2002
I am requesting on-time performance data for each of VIA Rail’s passenger routes for the years 2000-2019.Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
June 2020