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News

Southern Railway buoyed by tentative deal for Island service

April 4, 2014 Island Corridor FoundationNews, Rail

Southern Railway buoyed by tentative deal for Island service AMY SMART / TIMES COLONIST APRIL 3, 2014 Southern Railway is optimistic about a tentative deal with Via Rail to restore passenger service between Courtenay and Victoria. Don McGregor, project manager for […]

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Trailway News

April 3, 2014 Island Corridor FoundationNews, Rail

Design contract awarded for Oceanside section of Rail Trail THE STAR MARCH 27, 2014 Koers Engineering will design the E&N Rail Trail section (in purple) from Coombs to Parksville to French Creek. The Regional District of Nanaimo board award a […]

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Islanders and Via Rail at odds over whether there’s a deal

April 3, 2014 Island Corridor FoundationFoundation, News, Rail

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 […]

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Last-minute deal revives E&N’s hopes

April 3, 2014 Island Corridor FoundationFoundation, News, Rail

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, […]

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Rail Parties Reach Tentative Passenger Service Agreement

April 3, 2014 Island Corridor FoundationFoundation, News, Rail

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 […]

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Press Conference

April 1, 2014 Island Corridor FoundationFoundation, News, Rail

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. […]

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E&N Rail Trail info session to be held in Victoria

March 21, 2014 Island Corridor FoundationNews, Trails

Do you live within the Capital Regional District? E&N Rail Trail Public Information Session – Esquimalt Road Crossing Join CRD Regional Parks for a public information session on upcoming safety upgrades taking place in association with the E&N Rail Trail – […]

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Rail funding left in reserve until deal made

March 21, 2014 Island Corridor FoundationFoundation, News, Rail

by Karl Yu – Nanaimo News Bulletin With no deal between the Island Corridor Foundation and Via Rail for the E&N rail line, the Regional District of Nanaimo has put off its contribution in 2014. In 2012, the board agreed to […]

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Nanaimo Region Rail Trail (NNRT)

March 14, 2014 Island Corridor FoundationFoundation, News, Trails

Nanaimo’s E&N cycling and pedestrian trail is now the focus of a new partnership. The Nanaimo Region Rail Trail is interested in completing the trail through to the south end of the city and looking to connect it to a […]

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Fundraising campaign launched for rail trail

March 12, 2014 Island Corridor FoundationNews, Trails

The charity behind a regional rail trail aims to clear a major financial hurdle with the launch of a new fundraising campaign this week. The newly formed Nanaimo Regional Rail Trail Partnership is looking to build momentum for a seamless […]

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