Government of Canada Announces Funding to Continue Northern Ontario Passenger Rail Service

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No. H072/03For release - June 30, 2003
OTTAWA — Bob Wood, MP for Nipissing, on behalf of Transport Minister David Collenette, today announced that the Government of Canada has agreed to extend its funding agreement with the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC) in order to continue passenger rail service between Toronto and North Bay. The funding totals $2.5 million and takes effect July 1, 2003.
"The federal funding will ensure continuation of the service between Toronto and North Bay, while the provincial government and the ONTC continue seeking a long term solution for the Ontario Northland rail service," said Mr. Collenette.
"The Government of Canada is an important financial supporter of the Toronto-North Bay passenger rail service," said Mr. Wood. "I am pleased that the Minister of Transport continues to collaborate with ONTC to ensure its continuation."
The ONTC is a provincial Crown corporation that operates rail, bus, ferry, telecommunications, and hotel services.
For the past seven years, Transport Canada has provided funding to ONTC to ensure the continued operation of passenger rail services. Today's contribution extends the funding for an additional year.
Until 1996, service between Toronto and North Bay was subsidized by the former National Transportation Agency, now the Canadian Transportation Agency. Transport Canada assumed funding responsibility from the National Transportation Agency when the Canada Transportation Act ended the Agency's ability to continue subsidizing the service.
Federal funding for this initiative is built into the existing financial framework.
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