The President and CEO of VIA Rail Canada, Yves Desjardins-Siciliano made the following comments at their Annual General Meeting on Wednesday May 28th. 2014 Annual Public Meeting / Assemblee Publique Annuelle “The Vancouver Island service was suspended in April of 2011 for safety […]
April 11 2014 Association of Vancouver Island Coastal Communities AGM, Qualicum Beach Attention Delegates, Re: Future of Rail on Vancouver Island I regret that I am not able to join you this weekend in Qualicum Beach for your […]
CARA MCKENNA / DAILY NEWS APRIL 8, 2014 In what could have been its most pivotal election yet, the Stz’uminus First Nation has returned its chief and seven of eight councillors in for another three-year term. In an election Thursday, 415 […]
As Co- Chair of the Island Corridor Foundation, on behalf of our Board I am very pleased to announce that Southern Rail and VIA Rail have reached a tentative agreement to provide passenger rail service for the people of Vancouver […]
Passenger rail back on track The train will go to and from, instead of from and to, and that might make all the difference. Passenger rail service will return to Vancouver Island’s tracks, as the Island Corridor Foundation announced Wednesday […]
As the Member of Parliament for Nanaimo-Alberni, I am pleased that the Southern Rail and Via have been able to come to agreement on a long- awaited Train Service Agreement. Today is a day to celebrate this milestone and a […]
LINDSAY KINES AND BILL CLEVERLEY / TIMES COLONIST APRIL 2, 2014 The deal for service with Via Rail would see trains head out from Nanaimo every morning bound for Victoria. There would be a return trip in the afternoon. Southern Railway […]
LES LEYNE / TIMES COLONIST APRIL 3, 2014 Personal admission: I lost my faith in the E&N Railway several years ago. It wavered for years as the relic Dayliner continued its slide into decrepitude. And it dissolved almost completely in 2011, […]
Rail Parties Reach Tentative Passenger Service Agreement A tentative agreement to provide passenger rail service for Vancouver Island has been reached. The agreement needs to be ratified by the three respective boards. Co-chair Mary Ashley said the ICF was very pleased […]
MEDIA ADVISORY The Island Corridor Foundation will be holding a press conference 11:30AM WEDNESDAY APRIL 2ND AT THE NANAIMO TRAIN STATION 321 SELBY STREET to announce the future of passenger rail service on Vancouver Island. We hope you can join us. […]
