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Funds put Island rail on the right track
May 3, 2012
Passenger rail service on Vancouver Island is rolling in the right direction; Nanaimo-Victoria commuter service to start in 2013.
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Cyclists gearing up for Velo 2012 events
October 6, 2011 | Brenda Guiled
Next June will be a turning point for cycling communities from Vancouver to Salt Spring Island!
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Summertime road-sharing
August 11, 2011 | Brenda Guiled
Ways for Island road users to move around safely and make the journey as important as the destination.
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Seaplanes adrift in Vancouver Harbour
June 16, 2011
A look at floatplane history on the coast and an account of 'terminal trouble' in Vancouver Harbour. Will planning in hindsight provide a better outcome?
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A new future for the E&N Railway
July 22, 2010
New report on the E&N has some bad news and some good news, including innovative ideas to preserve this irreplaceable transportation spine as a valuable basis for smart Vancouver Island development.
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Port Mann Monster Bridge
June 18, 2009
Alternative solutions for managing transportation were not considered by the BC government and a series of reactive decisions have now lumbered BC taxpayers with a massive cost increase which delivers no longterm solution.
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CN Train Crashes
June 4, 2009
Transportation Safety Board's report on Lillooet crash squarely lays blame at CN's Door and raises more questions about the Liberals' BC Rail sell-off.
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Creative alternatives to Malahat congestion
July 27, 2006 | Patrick Brown
Proposals to bridge Saanich Inlet got public attention when the Malahat Corridor Study first came to light during a series of public meetings in the last couple of months (Island Tides, June 15).
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Consultations now beginning in Malahat bypass study
June 15, 2006
A BC Ministry of Transportation study of alternative routes to the highway over the Malahat is moving into its second, consultative phase.
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