Governmental delays frustrate Island Corridor Foundation head – Chemainus Valley Courier
https://www.chemainusvalleycourier.ca/news/governmental-delays-frustrate-island-corridor-foundation-head/
Update from ICF CEO, Larry Stevenson
Hi Everyone, During our town hall meetings in November we talked a lot about upcoming meetings with the Province in regards to the future of rail on the island. A meeting was held on December 10, 2018 in Victoria which brought […]
RDN wants inter-regional transit plan for Vancouver island – Michael Briones Dec. 6, 2018 1:30 a.m
PARKSVILLE QUALICUM BEACH NEWS The Regional District of Nanaimo wants the province to establish an inter-regional transportation plan for Vancouver Island. The province, which in 2014 created a 10-year transportation plan called B.C. on the Move, has not established any […]
Upcoming Town Hall Events – Island Corridor Foundation
Lets talk Rail The Island Corridor Foundation is pleased to announce we will be holding a series of town hall style discussions in November. The discussions will be hosted by our new CEO Larry Stevenson, Andrea Thomas our Manager of […]
Learn rail lessons from rest of the world – Cowichan Valley Citizen
I would like to refer to the letter from B. Bolton making the derogatory remark “a few bricks short of a load”. Regardless of what one’s opinion may be, no one has the right to make a remark of that […]
New CEO brings drive to Island Corridor Foundation – Cowichan Valley Citizen
Larry Stevenson will take over from Graham Bruce as of Aug. 1 One of the first priorities for Larry Stevenson when he takes over as the new CEO of the Island Corridor Foundation on Aug. 1 is to develop a […]
New group forms to advocate for railway revival – Cowichan Valley Citizen
E&N Railway Roundtable represents both advocates for rail and for trails Groups that are advocating for the revival of the E&N Railway line have agreed to form a new umbrella organization after a meeting in Duncan last weekend. Called the […]
North Cowichan signs onto railway trail agreement – Cowichan Valley Citizen
The Cowichan Valley Regional District is considering entering into a 25-year lease agreement with the Island Corridor Foundation for trail use and development within the E&N Railway Corridor. Council in the Municipality of North Cowichan agreed to enter into the […]
A letter to the Premier: Rail Service Vancouver Island – Marilynn Newsted Qualicum Beach, BC
Dear Mr. Horgan, Re: Rail Service Vancouver Island I believe you and your counterparts have done a huge disservice to the residents of Vancouver Island by not encouraging the re-establishment of train service on Vancouver Island. To allow […]
Robert Barron column: Railway to valuable to be lost without a fight – Cowichan Valley Citizen
“I find it sad that the railway line continues to deteriorate day by day with no efforts to save it.” I’ve been a big advocate of reviving the railway corridors on Vancouver Island since the passenger train service on the […]
