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 …

Transition Town Port Alberni first gathering!

7:57:30 PM: We’re talking about what Transition Towns is…8:01:23 PM: Went through the Transition Primer and the Principles in the Transition Handbook (www.transitiontowns.org)8:07:27 PM: the global problem is just too much to consider…8:07:42 PM: have to act locally because that’s the only change we can make anyway8:07:59 PM: you can be a role model in …

Trudeau era Minister helps bring Alternative Energy to Ucluelet BC

Very cool Alternative Energy news out of Ucluelet and the Alberni Valley Times today (dead link). (Here is a link still active in 2024) With an interesting link to a long past era. The Pacific Coastal Wave plan is to build a demonstration project which will generate up to four megawatts (mw) of electricity, using …