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The speeders tour of Vancouver Island

cwieler — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 00:24:43 +0000

In late June the speeder group, NARCOA came to the island with over 20 speeders and 33 people spent the week touring Vancouver Island by railway.

Wed 17:00:00 to 18:00:00

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Board Brief Notes – March 2016

cwieler — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 18:59:40 +0000

Duncan Station Home of Cowichan Valley Museum
The Cowichan Valley Historical Society would like to undertake a substantial upgrade of the Duncan Station by improving the entrance and reception area. The station has been home to the museum for many years. While past improvements have kept the building sound the main entrance needs a more inviting appearance. The ICF will work with the historical society and the City of Duncan to draft a long term lease. The lease will allow the society to engage in a fundraising effort for the renovations. Some of the changes will expand the First Nation display.

Snaw-Naw-As First Nation claim
The ICF filed a response to the claim at the end of February. Canada has been given an extension until the end of April. Until Canada files its response the Infrastructure Canada $7.5 million grant is held up. The claim is for the 10.5 acres of corridor that passes through the First Nation at Nanoose.

Island Rail 130th Anniversary Celebration
The ‘Island Explorer Excursion Train’ owned by the West Coast Railway Association was on display at the Historic Nanaimo Train Station April 8th and 9th. The Nanaimo Port Authority, Southern Rail and the ICF hosted the two day event. The generous contributions by the corporate sponsors, McElhanney Engineering, Hayes Stewart Little Accountants, Scott Ritter Law Corp and LaCroix Law provided the resources for a very successful ‘family friendly rail day’ on the Saturday.

Four rides on the historic F Series train took place Friday. The rides provided fundraising opportunities for four charities, Cystic Fibrosis Canada; Big Brothers Big Sisters Central Vancouver Island; Nanaimo Travellers Lodge and the Young Professionals of Nanaimo.

Photo Credit: Nick Acciavatti

Local Government and First Nation Liaison Committees established
In an effort to provide an additional flow of information amongst local and first nation governments the ICF Board has established two liaison committees. Due to ‘conflict of interest’ issues board members are in a difficult situation in reporting back to their respect organizations. Trying to keep five regional boards, 14 local governments and 11 First Nations informed is a challenging task and very time consuming in making presentations to each body.

Regional District of Nanaimo Track Infrastructure Funding withdrawal
The RDN withdrew its funding support of approximately $950,000 for track infrastructure improvements. The $20.9 million dollar upgrade plan had sign- off from 7 of 8 funding partners. The Government of Canada had committed $7.5 million to the project through Infrastructure Canada. The ICF is awaiting ministerial sign-off from Infrastructure Canada. The ICF will explore other sources to cover the shortfall.

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Nanaimo Station Awards

cwieler — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 19:58:28 +0000

Our Nanaimo Train Station won two awards at the 2013 Vancouver Island Real Estate Board’s (VIREB) Commercial Building Awards. It recognizes outstanding workmanship and design in commercial buildings north of the Malahat. Each year winners are selected by a panel of independent judges from various professional and development industries. This years Commercial Building Awards saw a record 60 nominees from communities across Vancouver Island (from the Malahat to Port Hardy).
Award of Excellence: Heritage Renovation & Judges Choice Award: winner for overall entry.
On behalf of the ICF Board we would like to thank: the Community, without your support none of this could be possible as well as, City of Nanaimo, Tectonica Management, Davidson Yuen Simpson Architects, the Young Professionals of Nanaimo, and Southern Rail Vancouver Island.

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Nanaimo Train Station Awards

cwieler — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 15:50:10 +0000

Award of Excellence: Heritage Renovation & Judges Choice Award: winner for overall entry.

On behalf of the ICF Board we would like to thank: the Community, without your support none of this could be possible as well as, City of Nanaimo, Tectonica Management, Davidson Yuen Simpson Architects, the Young Professionals of Nanaimo, and Southern Rail Vancouver Island.

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Nanaimo Train Station Grand Re-Opening

cwieler — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:00:45 +0000

Published on Jul 30, 2012

The highly anticipated grand re-opening of the Nanaimo Train Station is finally here! After almost losing the building to arson in 2008, a partnership between the ICF, DNBIA and fundraising efforts from the Young Professionals of Nanaimo and the McKinnon family has saved the building and restored it to it’s historic beauty.

Arson Footage Courtesy: CTV Vancouver Island / /A\ Vancouver Island

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Celebrate the Re-opening of Nanaimo Station

cwieler — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:22:03 +0000

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Nanaimo's Historic Train Station Restored

cwieler — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 16:46:01 +0000

NANAIMO – The taps at Fibber Magees Station are flowing. The Irish Pub is open for business and looking for the trains to pull in. It’s the anchor tenant at the refurbished Nanaimo Train Station. In 2007, the Station was extensively damaged by a raging fire. 15 minutes of more burn time and the building would have been lost. The community found the funds to begin the restoration. 5 years and $2.4 million later, the renovations are complete. The historic train station is operational but yet there is no train. The Island Corridor has received Government funds to repair the E and N Railway but needs 5 million more. The report card on the bridges and trestles scored a B and with the 5 million dollars worth of upgrades, the B will become an A plus. The Island Corridor’s Graham Bruce says the funds needed are at an arms reach. Once obtained they will start the reconstruction of the railway in the fall. By next spring, the Pub will see the first train pull into the station. The Pub is open but the Corridor is planning a grand re-opening of the Nanaimo Train Station on July 25, 2012.

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