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140 years ago we were connected

Sir Donald Smith drives the last spike at Craigellachie from the wikipedia page. Last Spike of the CPR - Craigellachie, British Columbia, Canada. Donald Alexander Smith driving the last spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Also in the photo are (generally left to right) Albert Bowman Rogers (Surveyor), Michael Haney (Contractor), William Cornelius Van Horne (CPR Manager), Sir Sandford Fleming, Edward Mallandaine (teenager), Henry Cambie (engineer), John Egan (General Superintendent), Sam Steele (NorthWest Mounted Police), James Ross (engineer). The man at the rear of the photo, just right of centre, with a white cowboy hat and moustache, is reputed to be Tom Wilson, guide & outfitter & the first white man to see Lake Louise.

(This Letter was sent to the Times Colonist on November 7 2025 – It was published on November 11, 2025) Dear Editor, 140 years ago today (November 7th, 2025) the last spike was driven near Revelstoke BC, completing what is now known as the Canadian Pacific Kansas City railway. It took just 4 years for …

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A letter to Brian Kingston of Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers Association

A sunset shot shows a long parking lot with a long line of Tesla superchargers. In the distance, perhaps 5 spots down, is a blue Hyundai Kona. This is Jasper, charging beside the railway.

every domestic and international car manufacturer should be salivating at the opportunity presented by Tesla’s gigantic decline

2 years later, my Freedom of Information Request shows a snapshot of Government ignoring Vancouver Islanders for 20 years.

On June 28, 2023 I submitted a Request for Information to the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure of British Columbia for documents related to the Island Railway on Vancouver Island. It took two years to receive the response.