This weeks pole car, a Vancouver Island company export. SVI with ICF connecting Vancouver Island to national and international markets, in partnership with Seaspan Coastal Intermodal, SRY, CN, and finally ONR. Destination: Kirkland Lake, Ontario. Dont forget to like […]
Brian / Wilford Oceanside Star October 3, 2013 12:00 AM The Island railway is safe for freight, Southern Railway President Frank Butzelaar says in a letter Tuesday to Parksville Mayor Chris Burger. Butzelaar says he felt “compelled” to write the […]
‘Things are not standing still’ on Island Corridor, CVRD told SARAH SIMPSON / THE CITIZEN SEPTEMBER 18, 2013 Whether progress is clear or not, the Island Corridor Foundation is making strides in the development of what’s become known as Vancouver Island’s […]
By Karl Yu – Nanaimo News Bulletin Published: September 10, 2013 2:00 PM The federal NDP Nanaimo-Cowichan Member of Parliament says VIA Rail has to work with government on passenger rail service on Vancouver Island. British Columbia NDP members of Parliament were […]
DARRELL BELLAART / DAILY NEWS AUGUST 30, 2013 There could be movement to get a Vancouver Island passenger rail agreement as early as next week. Federal Transport Minister Lisa Raitt recently said she’d try to persuade Via Rail to talk to […]
By Tamara Cunningham – Nanaimo News Bulletin The Island Corridor Foundation hasn’t met certain conditions needed for a passenger service agreement and until it does, VIA Rail isn’t willing to talk, says a representative for the Crown corporation. Graham Bruce, ICF […]
Island Corridor Foundation continues to press key issue DARRELL BELLAART / DAILY NEWS AUGUST 22, 2013 Rail advocates are counting on federal help to resume talks toward a passenger rail service agreement for Vancouver Island. The Island Corridor Foundation submitted its […]
ROB SHAW / TIMES COLONIST AUGUST 22, 2013 B.C. Transportation Minister Todd Stone plans to talk to Via Rail and the federal transport minister during the first week of September in an effort to sort out the Island rail dispute.Stone said […]
The 220 kilometer stretch of the E&N track is a ghostly reminder of Vancouver Island’s passenger rail history. The line has been rusting away for the past couple of years, but there is a plan to revive […]
ROB SHAW / TIMES COLONIST AUGUST 20, 2013 Canada’s transportation minister has promised Vancouver Island rail proponents that she will talk to Via Rail about a protracted dispute over the future of local passenger rail service. Lisa Raitt quietly met with […]
