/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - Minister of Transport to make an important funding announcement for United States-bound travellers at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport/

TORONTO, June 29, 2023 /CNW/ - The Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, will announce important project funding for United States-bound travellers at the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. The President and Chief Executive Officer of PortsToronto, Roelof-Jan Steenstra, and the President and Chief Executive Officer of Nieuport Aviation, Neil Pakey, will also be present.

They will be available to answer questions from the media following the announcement.

Date:	Friday, June 30, 2023
Time:	10:30 a.m. EDT
Location:	Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport West Gap dock wall (near the Maanjidowin Sculpture) 2 Eireann Quay Toronto, ON M5V 1A1

Notes for media: Media vehicles may take the ferry across to the island at no cost where parking is available. Please coordinate with Jessica Pellerin at [email protected] or [phone] before departing to validate your ticket.

SOURCE Transport Canada

Contacts: Nadine Ramadan, Press Secretary, Office of the Honourable Omar Alghabra, Minister of Transport, [email protected]; Media Relations: Transport Canada, Ottawa, 613-993-0055, [email protected]; Media Relations: PortsToronto, [email protected]