Talk about heavy lifting. In a middle-of-the-night operation crews removed the old rail trestle at Four Mile on the Island Highway in View Royal on August 19. Twelve nights later they replaced it with a new steel rail bridge beam […]
from Times Colonist, Sept. 23, 2010 Victoria to apply for gas tax funds to help pay for new crossing By Kim Westad, A regional district committee voted unanimously in favour Wednesday of supporting the City of Victoria’s application for […]
In period costumes and amid antique cars, in August the residents of Saltair celebrated the centenary of their community’s naming by the E & N Railway. In 1910 the railway decided to change its stop from what was known as […]
The Cowichan Station Area Association, the first Vancouver Island group to Adopt a Mile on the rail corridor, completed a weed ‘n whack on June 6. With Cowichan Valley Regional District grant assistance the association is also putting a new foundation […]
The Ministry of Transportation released the following today: E&N RAIL CORRIDOR STUDY RELEASED VICTORIA – The Province and the Island Corridor Foundation (ICF) have released a study that evaluates the economic potential and identifies future opportunities for the E&N rail […]
The Island Corridor Foundation (ICF) is a collaboration of First Nations and Regional Districts to protect the rail corridor that extends from Victoria to Courtenay and inland to Port Alberni. The corridor connects communities and provides opportunity for tourism, commuter […]
A thriving rail corridor means green transportation for business and tourism as well as for commuters and local passengers. Interested in establishing your business by the corridor? For information about leasing and property opportunities along the Island Corridor email property […]
In order for the train to run safely, vegetation along the corridor must be managed. Like all rail corridor managers, the ICF is mandated to ensure that the track is safe and, as much as possible, free of fire risk. To […]
Blair McKinnon, the 30-year-old vice president of the Young Professionals of Nanaimo and a leader in the goal to restore the Nanaimo train station died on April 11. The first annual ‘Blair McKinnon Celebrity Flag Football Game’ will be held […]
The Young Professionals of Nanaimo are well on the way to raising the funds to rebuild Nanaimo’s historic station that was razed by fire in 2007. YPN is aiming to raise more than $1 million to restore the station to […]
