VIA RAIL CREATES SUBSIDIARY AND APPOINTS BOARD MEMBERS TO DELIVER HFR PROJECT

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MONTREAL, Dec. 15, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ -The Board of Directors of VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) announces the incorporation of a new wholly owned subsidiary, VIA HFR VIA TGF Inc. (VIA HFR), to manage the development and delivery for the new High Frequency Rail (HFR) project and act as a dedicated project office.

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HFR, Corporation, Rail profile, Via Rail, VIA, Safety, Municipal government in Canada, Railway Association of Canada, Environment, Prince Michael International Road Safety Award, Government, Brooklyn Historic Railway Association, Rail transport

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MONTREAL, Dec. 15, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ -The Board of Directors of VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) announces the incorporation of a new wholly owned subsidiary, VIA HFR VIA TGF Inc. (VIA HFR), to manage the development and delivery for the new High Frequency Rail (HFR) project and act as a dedicated project office.
VIA Rail has also appointed three founding directors to VIA HFR's Board of Directors.
Robert Prichard will serve as Chair of VIA HFR's board, while Marie-Jos Nadeau will serve as Vice Chair and Robert Fonberg will be the third founding director.
The Government of Canada is leading the procurement process to select a private development partner for the HFR project.

VIA RAIL CREATES SUBSIDIARY AND APPOINTS BOARD MEMBERS TO DELIVER HFR PROJECT

MONTREAL, Dec. 15, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - The Board of Directors of VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) announces the incorporation of a new wholly owned subsidiary, VIA HFR – VIA TGF Inc. (VIA HFR), to manage the development and delivery for the new High Frequency Rail (HFR) project and act as a dedicated project office.

VIA Rail has also appointed three founding directors to VIA HFR's Board of Directors. Robert Prichard will serve as Chair of VIA HFR's board, while Marie-José Nadeau will serve as Vice Chair and Robert Fonberg will be the third founding director.

"These three talented Canadians bring a combination of strategic leadership skills, and experience in the private and public sectors, large-scale infrastructure projects and the transportation industry, to steer VIA HFR towards the successful delivery of this project that will transform passenger rail service in Canada," said Françoise Bertrand, Chairperson of VIA Rail's Board of Directors.

The Government of Canada is leading the procurement process to select a private development partner for the HFR project.

For more information we invite you to consult the website hfr-tgf.ca.

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 transported over 5 million passengers in 2019. The Corporation has been awarded nine Safety Awards and three Environment Awards by the Railway Association of Canada since 2005. Visit the "About VIA Rail" section at https://www.viarail.ca/en/about-via-rail.

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