Dan Mathieson is optimistic about the future of passenger rail service in our region.
He met with Dino Trubiano; VIA Director of Network Planning and Scheduling in Toronto last week.
The Stratford Mayor was joined by reps from the CFUW, SWEA and Sarnia.
He says the meeting went well.
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Mathieson says the show of unity from such different groups was instrumental in conveying the importance of this issue.
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The next step is to meet with Metrolinx; the corporation that runs GO Transit.
Mathieson says current plans to build a GO Train layover in Baden are odd.
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Mathieson adds that all the basic infrastructure for a layover station is in Stratford and the community would support it.
For more information go the CFUW’s ‘Getting There’ website.
