Transport Canada Accepts Transfer Offer for the Trois-Pistoles and Les Escoumins Wharves

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No. Q 004/07
For release - April 13, 2007
TROIS-PISTOLES (Quebec) — The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, announced today that he is accepting the offer from the Régie intermunicipale des infrastructures portuaires de Trois-Pistoles et Les Escoumins to take charge of the Trois-Pistoles and Les Escoumins wharves.
"The Trois-Pistoles and Les Escoumins wharves are one of my priorities of the Port Divestiture Program," said Minister Cannon. "Accepting the offer from the Régie intermunicipale is a step further toward the eventual transfer of the wharves to the community."
The offer is accompanied by a funding request to the Government of Canada for just over $15 million, which will go toward reconstruction of the Trois-Pistoles and Les Escoumins wharves, the transition of operating activities, and the maintenance of port installations in the coming years. The Régie intermunicipale is comprised of the City of Trois-Pistoles, the Municipality of Les Escoumins, the Municipality of Notre-Dame-des-Neiges and the Conseil de la Premiere nation des innus Essipit
"We're hoping the management of the wharves will soon rest in the hands of people in the region and that the ferry service between Trois-Pistoles and Les Escoumins will resume as soon as possible," added Minister Cannon. "The Régie intermunicipale understands the vital role the wharves play in the local economy and it will be in the best position to respond to changing needs and foster business opportunities of benefit to the entire community."
The transfer is part of Transport Canada's Port Divestiture Program, which was renewed in the March 2007 federal budget. The Régie intermunicipale offer must now be the subject of a Quebec government order before a transfer agreement can be signed. Until such time, the Régie's offer should continue to meet the terms and conditions of the Port Divestiture Program.
Transport Canada's Port Divestiture Program was created in 1995 under the National Marine Policy. Its purpose is to transfer regional and local harbour facilities to other interests.
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Natalie SarafianPress SecretaryOffice of the Minister of Transport,Infrastructure and Communities, Ottawa613-991-0700
François-Nicolas AsselinCommunicationsTransport Canada, Dorval514-633-2741
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