O Train in Barrhaven 2004. Funding Announcement.

This video is about a press conference regarding "Extending the Ottawa Light Rail System" via a $600 Million Dollar project between the Canadian, Ontario and City of Ottawa governments.

This video will be of interest for those people doing research on the topic of funding for Public Transit Projects in Ottawa, Ontario.

The date was May 14, 2004. The location was the Fallowfield VIA Rail station in the Ottawa suburb of Barrhaven.

The Speakers at the press conference were:

- Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty
- Ontario MPP Madeleine Meilleur
- Honourable Joe Volpe, P.C., M.P.
- MP David Pratt
- Ottawa Mayor Bob Chiarelli
- Mario Peloquin
- David McGuinty.




Tim Lane, Transport 2000 was also interviewed by various members of the press inside the Fallowfield station after the press conference.

Video, Editing and Narration by
Michael Kostiuk
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
February 2009.

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[barrhavener]

Today we get rid of Larry O'Brien and we still has to get rid of John Baird next. 

[bigguyfilms2008]

We would all be riding the O-Train if O'Brien and friends hadn't canceled the deal.