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Take a slow-cation
This article from the Globe and Mail shows the potential tourist revenue from cycling - a one week tour in Quebec costing only $9000!
Read More Planning meetings underway
The Regional District of Nanaimo and other jurisdictions along the Island Rail Corridor are in the planning stages of what to do with the 289-km stretch. (From an article in the Capital Daily) Read Article
Read More Island Rail Corridor Feasibility Study
FORT-VI has completed a study of the feasibility of putting a trail on the rail
bed of the Island Rail Corridor, funded by a $45,000 grant from the Federal
Active Transportation Fund.
Read More Time to face facts for the Island Corridor
The decision in March by the federal and provincial governments to return a portion of the Island rail corridor lands to the Snaw-Naw-As First Nation is likely the decisive blow to the concept of rail returning to the E&N corridor.
Read More Halalt First Nation also seeking return of land used for rail corridor
The Halalt First Nation near Chemainus is seeking the return of land taken from its reserve for the E&N railway in the early 1900s.
Read More FORT-VI Press Release
The federal government and the Province of British Columbia today announced the return of a short section of the Island Corridor to the Snaw-Naw-As First Nation. The Snaw-Naw-As have indicated strongly that they do not want rail going through their reserve and have stated that they want to see alternative uses for the corridor considered.
Read More E&N Land Returned to First Nation
Ten acres of land taken for E&N to be returned to Nanoose First Nation
Read More First Nations ICF board members resign
In a major setback for the resumption of rail on the E&N corridor five First Nations members of the Island Corridor Foundation have resigned.
Read More The end of the line for Island railway
The Chief of the Snaw-Naw-As First Nation, states that “there is no business case to re-invest in the corridor.”
Read More Island bus service
Op-ed makes the case that a good transit system would be much better, and cheaper, than trying to resurrect trains.
Read More Singing on the Tracks
Watch a video of Ocie Elliott singing about their walk along the tracks from Victoria to Nanaimo.
Read More Preserve the Vancouver Island Rail Corridor
FORT-VI has started a petition to preserve the old E&N corridor by converting it to a multi-use trail like the Galloping Goose.
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