Premier Christy Clark is right to link the proposed Raven coal mine near Courtenay to the rehabilitation of the E&N railway.

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

support the idea of rebuilding the Vancouver Island rail system to heavy freight grade to carry coal,

July 27, 2010

Anti-coal Truck Petition Launched

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up to 22,000 rail cars worth of freight each year.

July 23, 2010

Coal mine could rejuvenate struggling rail line

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Premier Christy Clark is right to link the proposed Raven coal mine near Courtenay to the rehabilitation of the E&N railway.

Mine should be forced to use rail

One loaded truck full of coal would head down the Island Highway and onto Highway 4 every 20 minutes if the B.C.

New mine would up truck traffic: Survey

The dusting problem associated with unit coal trains in earlier years has been virtually eliminated.

Here's another side to the Raven Coal debate: one in support

"It's a question of how far we go with the spur line,"

Railway hopes to capitalize on coal mine

Raven Coal Project Public Comments

support the idea of rebuilding the Vancouver Island rail system to heavy freight grade to carry coal,

Anti-coal Truck Petition Launched

up to 22,000 rail cars worth of freight each year.

Coal mine could rejuvenate struggling rail line