The British Columbia government has extended a $18-million grant to First Nations and regional districts for planning the future use of the Island's railway corridor to the end of 2024. The grant, originally set to expire in December 2024, aims to support communities in exploring various options for the corridor, which has been unused for passenger service since 2011.
The province is giving another year for Vancouver Island communities to take advantage of provincial money to plan what they want to do with the Island’s railway corridor.
About 80 per cent of the Island’s population continues to live within 10 kilometres of the tracks, according to a 2011 report commissioned by the province. A small section of the tracks continues to be used near Wellcox Yard in Nanaimo for barged goods. The track on those lands have been removed by the nation. The nation has launched legal action against the Island Corridor Foundation and the federal government to force a clean-up or to compensate the nation for its ongoing work.
RAILWAY CORRIDOR PLANNING FIRST NATIONS VANCOUVER ISLAND
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