To the Editor: Has the Province seen the Train light?

(This letter was sent to the AV News February 22, 2023. You may also be interested in this post about Passenger Rail schedules on Vancouver Island) Dear Editor, A report released by the BC Government on its website recently, listed as a “primary finding” something many have said for a long time (17 years in …

Island Transit on Rails

It’s time for the 21st Century. In this article I will lay out a vision for rail based transportation integrated seamlessly with other public transit on this Island (colonially named Vancouver Island). The Deadline for the Island Corridor Foundation The Supreme Court ruling (read a brief here) in Snaw-Naw-As First Nation v. Canada (Attorney General), …

To a Mentor – Donna Brett

Thank you. I don’t want to make this long, it wouldn’t be what Donna would want anyway. But I do feel compelled to write. Donna Brett – former Councillor, Mayor (acting) and Freeman of the City of Port Alberni – passed away recently. Donna was one of the first people to sign my nomination papers …