“Contemporary rail provides a cost\u002Deffective and environmental means to move cargo, people and support tourism,” said Dave Hayden, president of Island Rail…
Hayden said when the company spoke to potential freight customers on the Island, “the interest was phenomenal.”
From the start, the company wants to see corridor land ceded back to First Nations, Hayden said. Land was expropriated from First Nations in the early 1900s to develop the now shuttered E & N rail line.Article content The Port Authority will also examine expanding Nanaimo’s Duke Point Terminal to help alleviate the bottleneck at Vancouver’s deepsea terminals.
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