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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 # 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
Req # 19-1928
Has VIA Rail tendered for the replacement of the ICES computer system? If so, I am requesting a copy of the tenders and bids received; I am requesting a detailed copy of the costs related to this project, including the cost of filling a food cart for customers before the changeover and after the changeover with the new supplier, Aramark; The number of employees involved in the project during its design, implementation and today; I request copy of all contracts entered into between VIA Rail and Aramark; Who is the person responsible for the Michelin Project; Depending on the nature of the contracts(s) entered into between VIA Rail and Aramark, VIA Rail will not own the inventory system and onboard payment technology which are the sole property of the supplier, Aramark. At the end of the contract, does VIA Rail have a solution in the event of a significant increase of the supplier’s cost and if so what is that solution?Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
September 2020
Req # 20-2018
I am looking for any racial sensitivity, awareness or training sessions along with any intersectional & gender-based analysis (GBA+) sensitivity, awareness or training sessions that have occurred or are scheduled to occur in this calendar year from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. I am looking for exact dates and costs, planning documents, materials provided, minutes/logs and any correspondences related to said sessions that employees have attended either in person or via webinar.Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
September 2020
Req # 20-2021
From 2017-01-01 to the present, number of passages on the St-Laurent Line (CNR) at the bi-modal station (metro + AMT) number of times stopped.Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
September 2020