Judith Sayers, president of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, says rail “has many benefits for First Nations, from tourism to taking traffic off the road and reducing greenhouse gases.”
The president of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council is standing firmly behind a proposal to revive a rail system on Vancouver Island.
The foundation, which owns the corridor running from Victoria to Courtenay along with a spur to Port Alberni, is promoting a modern railway system. The line was established in the early 1900s, but passenger train service was halted in 2011 because of deterioration of the tracks. At a March 1 meeting, five of six First Nation members on the foundation’s board quit after a motion calling on the organization to oppose the railway failed.
If the federal government does not support rail, that leaves the door open for the band to seek return of 10 acres of corridor land that cuts through its community. “It will leave behind many Island residents, like anyone who has significant distances to commute — for example, those living in Duncan who need to get to Nanaimo, workers living in Shawnigan Lake who need to get to jobs on the waterfront in Victoria, or those who need to travel for medical reasons,” they wrote.
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