Comments on: NANAIMO-VICTORIA SERVICE PLAN ANNOUNCED

By: Anna Paddon

Anna Paddon — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:31:49 +0000

I am signing the petition to Save The Rail, Johnson Street Bridge into a Rail and Highway route. I have been at a few rally areas where the towns have saved their bridges and the BC Railway Service: Quesnel, Quenel River and Fraser Rivers for one. This bridge carried the original rachers, farmers and business settlers fo the area. It is over the water, river of icebergs written about in many explorers letters. The community of Lillooet saved their bridge over the Fraser River. This bridge is at Mile 0. It is also an alternative service route. When the “NEW” bridge and highway was being built, they didn’t want to go in y Bridge River and over the pass, so Graham Bruces Ironworker “cousin?” drove the crane across. The Teamsters refused and the “1000 Camel” bridge and highway almost never got built.
Train route have been saved in many Provinces and by the people of Japan. It is business but they wrote and the university students of Japan suppoted rail service and Sustainable environmental Development.
The rail transportation is needed and the Island has to have a way that allows Sustainable Environmental Transportation: Skytrain; Subway.Save Rail on Victoria’s Johnson Street Bridge – Email Petition
January 30, 2011 at 10:41 pm
[…] new Johnson Street Bridge! The Island Corridor Foundation (the nonprofit that owns the tracks) is getting ready to operate commuter rail from up-Island and Westshore communities into Victoria, providing a green alternative to automobile […]
..The fred Leech famil, and Williams Family, The napoleons, and The Fenton with all the other PhD and MA’s Higgenbottoms all can provide written proof that what I have written is true.Thank You Anna Paddon paz44@live.com

By: Save Rail on Victoria's Johnson Street Bridge - Email Petition

Save Rail on Victoria's Johnson Street Bridge - Email Petition — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 06:41:29 +0000

[…] new Johnson Street Bridge! The Island Corridor Foundation (the nonprofit that owns the tracks) is getting ready to operate commuter rail from up-Island and Westshore communities into Victoria, providing a green alternative to automobile […]

By: new guy

new guy — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 09:40:49 +0000

hello mayor…
im that random guy you saw on the ferry back on the 31st when you were heading over to the mainland. i was surprised to see you on-board as i assumed you would be having your new years levie at city hall later that evening.
anyways… it was nice to see you on your down time and that you follow the jr. hockey so much. i too was irritated by those folks sitting near us who didnt stop talking.
i am writing b/c i would like to solicit support on behalf of the ICF to request council make it a priority to have the new johnson street span include a rail portion. i believe this inclusion should be made irregardless of the cost to ensure future potentials are not adversely affected.
i currently live on the lower mainland now and imagine if the WCE stopped at pacific central instead of at waterfront. for all purposes of having a good transit model… the main terminus of a functioning railway must be located where the bulk of the passengers intend to work/live/connnect to other modes of transport (douglas street). having said that… it would be ideal if the line could stretch further into the downtown… but that is another matter.
i wish you the best this 2011 and continued progress in making victoria (& the CRD) a better place to live.
please send my regards to counsellor young.
also… im quite proud to see you wearing your standard issue rain jacket. see you in a few weeks for the parade in chinatown.

By: Tammy Chamberlain

Tammy Chamberlain — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 15:04:48 +0000

Being in Shawnigan Lake and having a stop right here in Shawnigan is going to be very attractive for many commuters going to Victoria. I know that everyone can’t be pleased by the schedule – as many military people up here have to be to work by 7:30 that schedule won’t work for them.
Not to mention, the late departure time to return home – if I read the above comment correctly that the return train won’t be till 6pm at night – people don’t want to be standing around waiting for 2 hours for their return home – when it only takes 45 min to get from Victoria to Shawnigan Lake….ok – in rush hour – 1 1/4 hrs on the outside… depending on traffic.

By: Glen Cowley

Glen Cowley — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 04:57:59 +0000

My wife and I are residents of Chemainus and would definitely make use of commuter rail into Victoria should the E & N Railway service be improved. We would also make use of the service to travel to Nanaimo and Courtenay to for events and shopping. The idea of being able to walk to the Chemainus station and avoid traffic and traveling in inclement weather to travel the Island is as appealing to us as it is to many of the folks we know in town. It seems so logical that I am amazed it has not been done sooner.
Glen Cowley and Karen Hopkins

By: Warren McCormick

Warren McCormick — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 20:02:38 +0000

I am a regular commuter to Victoria in a van-pool, but am looking forward to the rail service. I, as with many other gov’t workers, work from about 8 to 4-4:30ish. I am hoping I am the audience you are trying to get on the train service, however timing is critial. I’ve heard in the press that the morning train will leave Nanaimo about 6am (GOOD, I’d suggest even a 5:45am start) and returning back “departing for Nanaimo at 6pm”. I hope this is a mis-print, since few commuters will wait till 6pm to leave Victoria, when they can be home by then on the road.
Fares are also going to be a tipping point for riders. If I went every day in the van, my daily return cost would be around $15. I expect the rail fare will be more than that but keep in mind that riders will only pay so much of a premium for the rail service.
Please feel free to contact me.