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We own a railway that runs through all the major communities up and down Vancouver Island –

Overlooking rail as viable transportation option irresponsible

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Huge? Really? Not in comparison to the cost of transportation infrastructure.

Investment in rail lines will pay off for Island

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Somehow, the provincial government can find a half billion dollars to put a new retractable roof on B.C. Place Stadium in downtown Vancouver.

Province must see E&N as an investment

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Raven Coal Project Public Comments

For Immediate Release

August 31, 2010

 

                         CEAA releases Raven Project public comments

 

Public comments to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) were released to the Raven Underground Coal Project today, following a request by the …

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the group that owns the rail line, says it is going ahead with plans to reverse the train's schedule.

Commuter Rail Plans on Vancouver Island

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Ridership up on Cowichan commuter buses

April 24tth 2009

Possible validation for commuter rail transit.

as well as

Buses being used

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"The Nanaimo - Esquimalt Rail and the Fraser Valley rail systems are subject to big studies

April 11 2009

Fraser residents renew push for light rail

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New Rail News

March 14th 2009

Rail needed to move massive transformers

Undertaking shows value of railway, say Island supporters

 

By Darrell Bellaart, The Daily News

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E&N Still waits

March 12 2009

Vancouver Island left out of $174 million in funding for highways

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Recent News

(Feb 27th 2009) Trestle still up in the air

http://www.canada.com/Trestle+still/1333987/story.html

(Feb 21st 2009) Mayors, MPs join forces in support of E&N line

http://www.timescolonist.com/Technology/Mayors+join+forces+support+line/1314563/story.html

(Feb 18th 2009) E&N rail-trail costs nearly dou…

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