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Advocating for the return of trains on Vancouver Island
Donβt let rails to trails group pillage the rail corridor
The destruction of our rail corridor in favour of an extra-wide bike path is foolish short-term thinking, since trails can coexist with our railway.
Cory Horner Courtenay
Read more at: comoxvalleyrecord.com/2025/10/29/r...
Vancouver Island is Provincial
Canada's expected $1/2 Trillion infrastructure investment is, per-capita, about $12,000 per Canadian citizen. That amounts to $11 billion from Vancouver Island residents. Invest in this railway. It's time.
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Building an extension to Duke Point Nanaimo will increase Freight revenues and increase ridership substantially.
While a Duke Point extension doesnβt yet exist, the combined boost in freight volumes and passenger ridership it would bring makes it a worthy investment.
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The Restore Island Rail Petition keeps on rolling!
Not only did we reach 32,000 overnight, we sped right past it to almost 32,200!
Consider signing too c.org/HTPJ25CqPr
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Thank you to the gang at Capital Region Watch for some great dialog about the Island Railway and an engaging interview with Veteran broadcaster and respected civic commentator Jack Etkin.
Coming soon
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Capital Region Recommends Rapid Transit Realignment
The existing rail corridor is the least expensive and fastest option for Light Rail Transit in the region. It would service CFB Esquimalt and Seaspan Shipyard, as well as thousands of BC and Federal Public servants.
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Let's plant a transportation tree on Vancouver Island.
"A society grows great when old people plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in" and 'A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It's where the rich use public transportation.'
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Had we acted in 2011, we would be riding the rails
www.timescolonist.com/opinion/lett...
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Itβs a song about a song, and itβs getting loud and strong, from the hearts of the people whoβve waited so long.
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How's this for cool railway technology?
Coming in at the best from a cost per-km POV, and currently in use Deutsche Bahn (Germany), is Fiber-Optic Distributed Acoustic Sensing.
Watch this video to see how it works. youtu.be/vzuB263cyL8
Imagine a Vancouver island where you can step onto a train on Vancouver Island and in one smooth trip, connect to Hullo Ferry for downtown Vancouver or ride to Nanaimo Airport for flights across Canada.
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Youtube: youtu.be/DSgO-YUaln8
Langford to UVIC by Train then Bus in 36 minutes.
Or you could choose a trip time of 47 minutes to cycle the rest of the way on all those multi-use paths and protected bike lanes in Victoria.
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The March 2026 deadline for the Island Corridor envisioning process is rapidly approaching, as are civic elections!
Ask yourself, has your Regional District moved forward with their engagements and analysis of the corridor's potential yet?
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Our towns, our environment, our future, all depend on the kind of people we choose to lead us.
Support for the Island Rail Corridor is a litmus test that shows a candidate to be a mindful and holistic thinker worthy of support.
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Port connections including both Airports and Seaports, has the BC Government's attention.
With the CEO of ICF in Ottawa last week talking to the Federal Minister of Transportation, do we finally their attention too?
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YouTube: youtube.com/shorts/mpj4l...
Let's hope we start seeing similar motions passed in all the municipalities and Regional Districts up and down the corridor. Make haste for a great business case!
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Light rail on table as B.C. Transit launches update of regional transit plan
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/l...
The online survey for residents is at: engage.bctransit.com/victoria-reg....
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Ask not what this rail once was, but what this corridor could mean for our future.
BC Parliamentary Secretary of Transit, George Anderson, talking about what the Island Rail Corridor represents for British Columbians, October, 2025
YouTube: youtu.be/YtlXmqyaN6U
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Corridor of Profound Opportunities - BC Parliamentary Secretary of Transit Oct 2025
We need BC Transit onboard as well, as they represent the last mile connections from train stations. Have your say engage.bctransit.com/victoria-reg...
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Great to see George Anderson, Parliamentary Secretary of Transit, speak to what the Island Corridor and other rail corridors mean to British Columbia.
Watch: youtu.be/cPypiiAlOx8
Did anyone else notice that we blasted past 31,000 signatures?
All aboard! chng.it/HTPJ25CqPr
Terrific!
I love Nanaimo Mayor Krog's enthusiasm at the end π
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Nanaimo Choo Choo Chooses Rail
A motion indicating support for rail passed unanimously at Nanaimo City Council yesterday.
The CEO of Island Corridor Foundation is back in Ottawa meeting with MPs and Transport Canada!
Hope and pray for great outcomes!
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Nanaimo City Council passes motion to support the return of rail
A plan to restore rail on Vancouver Island is gaining steam with a new approved motion by Nanaimo City Council.
Chek News: cheknews.ca/nanaimo-city...
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Deep down inside, even in the pessimistic ones, there's a little kid hoping and praying that trains return to Vancouver Island.
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The Victoria Regional Transit Plan 2050 update is in play. Take the survey and tell them to consider LRT (in the comment boxes)
π engage.bctransit.com/victoria-reg...
In 2011 BC Transit's Regional Rapid Transit analysis recommended Light Rail Transit.
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Hey, why aren't we using that rail corridor?
The routes to our roots are congested up and down the island, we've been drinking too much car-centric coolaid. We are out of transportation balance.
We need to be using the Vancouver Island Rail Corridor.
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The BC Transit 2050 Survey is missing the IRC & LRT!
We need to get into the comment boxes of this survey and tell BC Transit that they need to look at LRT and to utilize the Island Rail Corridor.
Survey: engage.bctransit.com/victoria-reg...
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Regional and Provincial Leaders talk about funding for Island Rail
We hope that they choose to opt for full restoration and improvement over doing the minimum. After all, there's a Port to Port rail connection there just waiting to happen!
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On this day of Truth and Reconciliation, we recognize the ties that the E&N railway has to the colonial past, and the impact on First Nations communities and their culture.
Read about the ICF First Nation Partners www.islandrail.ca/first-nation...
