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  • We Need Politicians Who Want to Fund Rail

    Dear Editor, I hear over and over how much people want the railway to come back for both passenger and freight service. So do I! So fund it already! Almost 10 years ago the ICF asked for more than $100 Million to completely redo the railway. That was rejected by government. Then the ICF came…

  • The Arguments for Alberni Connector apply more to Alberni Railway.

    Another report, the seventh in 10 years from the Alberni Clayoquot Regional District and Port Alberni Port Authority Highway and Transportation Commitees, has been produced. For the first time in six reports, the results are conclusively in favour of building a new connector from Alberni to Highway 19 at Horne Lake. It doesn’t come without…

  • Port Alberni City Council to consider Raven Application

    On April 8th, Port Alberni City Council is going to be considering an initial review of the Raven Underground Coal Project’s recently submitted Environmental Assessment Application. On March 25th, I sent a request to council that they “through the Alberni Valley Regional District, and in cooperation with the Port Alberni Port Authority and Island Corridor…