The Speeders from the North American Railcar Operators Association& Motorcar Operators West will be attending a tour on Vancouver Island and other areas within the Pacific North West. Over twenty speeders will be on the rails starting this weekend through to […]
June 13th 2016 Letter to the editor – re: crumbling ICF Editor Your editorial, ‘Crumbling ICF’, hardly meets an editorial standard as factual and fair comment but certainly meets the test of ‘Trumpism Comment’. The ICF is not crumbling. The […]
Special Meeting of Members A Special Meeting of Members was called at the request of the Regional District of Nanaimo. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the CEO contract. A quorum was not met. Several members did attend […]
PRESS RELEASE – May 31st 2016 CEO Contract Renewed The Island Corridor Foundation Board of Directors renewed the contract with their current CEO, Graham Bruce today. The Board cited the importance of continuity and experience and were pleased Bruce accepted […]
ICF is currently in discussion with the Cowichan Valley Museum and City of Duncan to do renovations to the Duncan Station.
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 […]
April 11, 2016 Regional District of Nanaimo To Whom It May Concern: On Friday, April 8, 2016, we had the opportunity to ride on the 130th Anniversary Island Train in Nanaimo. It was a totally awesome and fun day and […]
The Nanaimo and Capital Regional Districts and several First Nation funders are unhappy with the lack of progress made by the Island Corridor Foundation to re-instate rail service between Victoria and Courtenay with a branch line to Port Alberni. Rail […]
Heritage train rides occurred in Nanaimo last week, part of the 130th anniversary of rail on Vancouver Island, and planning is afoot for train service catering to cruise ships. Frank Butzelaar, CEO of Southern Railway of Vancouver Island, which operates […]
