Histoire de la promesse
1.11.27 - « [A] n Le gouvernement PC de l’Ontario utilisera le Fonds du patrimoine du Nord de l’Ontario pour maintenir le Huron Central Railway ouvert. »
27-mai-2021
En mai 2021, la société propriétaire du Huron Central Railway a déclaré qu’elle n’envisageait plus de fermer le chemin de fer après avoir obtenu un financement des gouvernements provincial et fédéral. La promesse est donc tenue.
“Genesee & Wyoming Canada has announced that it will continue to operate the Huron Central Railway now that significant progress has been made with both the federal and provincial governments and the expectation of a soon-to-be-announced funding agreement between the three parties. […] The plan has called for a total of $33 million over seven years with an equal contribution from the federal and provincial governments and Genesee & Wyoming Canada. All the money will be used for capital infrastructure.”
NDLR : Cette déclaration n’est disponible qu’en anglais.
Huron Central Railway to keep rolling - funding expected
04-nov.-2020
En 2018, le gouvernement de l’Ontario a annoncé qu’il allouerait 980 000 $ de la Société de gestion du Fonds du patrimoine du Nord de l’Ontario (SGFPNO) pour garder le Huron Central Railway ouvert. Cependant, les propriétaires du chemin de fer Genesee & Wyoming Canada (G&W) ont déclaré que 40 millions de dollars de financement gouvernemental étaient nécessaires pour entretenir et réhabiliter la ligne de 288 km. G&W a depuis demandé un financement supplémentaire à la SGFPNO. La promesse reste en cours.
“[Genesee & Wyoming] announced the closure in early September, saying that it had not been able to secure $40 million in government funding to rehabilitate the 288-km line that runs between Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury. […] A spokesperson for the Ministry of Energy, Northern Development, and Mines said that the provincial government ‘provided almost a million dollars in interim funding to Huron Central Railway for maintenance’ in 2018. The rail-line also applied for provincial funding more recently and is awaiting a response. ‘Huron Central submitted an application for funding through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC). The NOHFC is currently reviewing the application,’ said Alex Puddifant. ‘We continue to review transportation in the north and are identifying opportunities to develop a modern and sustainable transportation network across Northern Ontario. The review will explore ways to support Ontario’s rail freight, and rail manufacturing and repair operations in the north.’ It is unclear whether securing NOHFC funding is the ‘long-term commitment’ that Huron Central needs to qualify for the NTCF.”
NDLR : Cette déclaration n’est disponible qu’en anglais.
08-nov.-2018
“The Ontario government says it is spending $980,000 to keep a freight rail line running between Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury. Ross Romano, MPP for Sault Ste. Marie, made the announcement on Thursday. He says the money, from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation, will go to the Huron Central Railway for continued operations of its line. […] Earlier this year, $800,000 was announced for the company under the previous Liberal government. That announcement came after the company threatened to shut down if it didn’t get $46 million in government funding to refurbish the tracks. Similar threats were made in 2009 by the company before it got $30 million in provincial and federal funding.”
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