Coal Trains still coming back to Vancouver Island?

Certainly looks like it. A few months ago there were some articles online about a company looking to get the rights to and then mine coal near Courtney here on Vancouver Island. It caused quite a stir, particularly in the rail community as the company directly mentioned the close proximity to the E&N and the …

BC Election 2009… Polls Close… continuing coverage tonight

Generally... I'm already depressed about the possible result. But I'm going to remain optimistic. I've put this post in the categories of Climate Change and Peak Oil because I think the coming decade, 2010-2020, will be pivotal, crucial, in the development of BC and of humanity as a whole as both of those challenges come …

Advanced Poll results from North and Central Vancouver Island

I just downloaded the advance voting results available from the Elections BC Website. Here are the results from the North and Central Island after 4 days of advanced voting: Parksville-Qualicum: 14.5% Comox: 14.2% Cowichan Valley: 13.4% Alberni-Pacific Rim: 11.9% North Island: 10.7% Nanaimo-North Cowichan: 10.6% Nanaimo: 9.5% Not sure if there is anything to read …