The Cowichan Station Area Association, the first Vancouver Island group to Adopt a Mile on the rail corridor, completed a weed ‘n whack on June 6.
With Cowichan Valley Regional District grant assistance the association is also putting a new foundation under the old station and beautifying its grounds. Another weeding day along the tracks is planned for later in the year.
Community groups are invited to Adopt a Mile to clear growth along the rail corridor as an alternative to herbicide use.
Cowichan Station volunteers clear weeds from their adopted mile of corridor.
The Ministry of Transportation released the following today:
E&N RAIL CORRIDOR STUDY RELEASED
VICTORIA – The Province and the Island Corridor Foundation (ICF) have released a study that evaluates the economic potential and identifies future opportunities for the E&N rail line, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Shirley Bond announced today.
“The E&N railway has been an important component of the transportation network on Vancouver Island for 130 years,” said Bond. “We’ve worked with the Island Corridor Foundation to determine what conditions and economic circumstances need to be in place for the rail line to
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