Rail for the Valley recommends TramTrains for the E&N! What's a TramTrain you ask? Read the article: www.railforthevalley.com/latest-news/... Rail for the Valley advocates for passenger rail service for the Fraser Valley. Restore Island Rail restoreislandrail.com

Rail for the Valley recommends TramTrains for the E&N! What's a TramTrain you ask? Read the article: www.railforthevalley.com/latest-news/... Rail for the Valley advocates for passenger rail service for the Fraser Valley. Restore Island Rail restoreislandrail.com

Nanaimo city council voted unanimously in favour of directing staff to ensure transit hubs were connected to the E&N rail corridor last fall, but the latest project doesn’t. Did they miss the memo? You can express your opinion in their newest survey active now: form.simplesurvey.com/f/s/countryc...

How to make a Rail Corridor into a Conveyer Belt Restore the Railway, because without it, travel on Vancouver Island will be twice as bad as it already is over the course of the next 13 years. Share on YouTube: youtu.be/hz8OS4DLs2M Restore Island Rail restoreislandrail.com

Take the 15 minute Virtual Tour from Goldstream to Victoria, BC, Canada by Rail. youtu.be/hNgkqMlbqbc

79% of people support Passenger Rail, while 48% also supported the addition of a trail beside it. Only 1% feel that the tracks should be removed and the corridor converted to a trail. We're starting to line up shows to attend for this year, let us know if you'd like to see us at your event.

"We're looking to establish rail back on the island" and the Freight Debate. The CEO of the Nanaimo Port Authority was speaking to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Read full post on YouTube: youtu.be/_QvWczOMMmI Restore Island Rail restoreislandrail.com

The E&N Railway 140th Anniversary is the 13th of August 2026! 140 years after Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald drove the last spike in Shawnigan Lake, it's still moving Propane in Nanaimo I think we should hold a 140th Anniversary E&N Day Celebration! Restore Island Rail restoreislandrail.com

Understanding LRT System, Rubber-Tyred Metro and Components of Rolling Stock. This is a really great article that provides a good overview of the differences between LRT, RRT, and LRRT and the technologies that support them. What suites your region? metrorailnews.in/understandin...

A Station at the end of the railway in Vic-West is the most economical "next step" for Regional Rail Transit. You could connect to any of the existing bus connections that includes the 10 James Bay / Royal Jubilee, the 15 Esquimalt UVIC, and the 14 Vic General / UVIC. restoreislandrail.com

Open up your passages and be clear of traffic with prescription strength Highway decongestant, Restore Island Rail! 𝐋𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰! Get yours today by contacting Political Party Leaders, MLA's, MP's and Local Government officials for a prescription before time runs out! 😁 restoreislandrail.com

Where do we put a train station in Victoria? Right at the end of the line where that BMW dealership is! Victoria has been on a car dealer diet for quite some time anyway. Restore Island Rail restoreislandrail.com

If you are a member of Restore Island Rail Society or you have signed the Petition, you have received an encouraging email that also raises a concern. Hop aboard with nearly 38,300 supporters c.org/HTPJ25CqPr Join RIRS restoreislandrail.com/membership

Vancouver Island Freight Connections At the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, Ian Marr, CEO of the Port of Nanaimo shared a long term vision of restoring the corridor from Victoria up North to Campbell River, and out to Port Alberni. restoreislandrail.com

With LRT being considered on the E&N railway, is it time to consider rebuilding the rail bridge into Victoria?

Let's make a difference together, Let's go rail! Trains + Buses + Cycling + Walking will make all the difference to the commute. Creating efficiencies by reopening the rail corridor will ease traffic everywhere, especially through View Royal. Restore Island Rail restoreislandrail.com

You can't say "Train" without smiling

𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥, 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫 The federal government seems to have “serious infrastructure money right now to get something built,” says Saanich Mayor Dean Murdock. www.timescolonist.com/local-news/t...

On the other side of Cameron Lake in this photo is the Alberni Subdivision of the Vancouver Island Rail Corridor connecting Port Alberni (and all the communities in the region) to the East side of the Island via Parksville. Article: 18 Feb 2026: www.timescolonist.com/local-news/r...

Imagine a Vancouver Island where getting from town to town is simple again!

Imagine a Vancouver Island where getting from town to town is easy again! youtube.com/shorts/9zbT3...

The ICF Newsletter is out and there's lots of juicy information in there. www.islandrail.ca/wp-content/u...

HAPPY FAMILY DAY! What a great day to reach 38,000 signatures! This movement has been an Olympic Marathon of advocates passing the torch over the last 20 years, and we're determined to get the gold! Private buses won't take children under 9, and 100km on a bus isn't inviting. But Trains are!

𝐂𝐑𝐃 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 www.timescolonist.com/local-news/c... Restore Island Rail restoreislandrail.com

"𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬." It's feasible, and if it's run to succeed, it would be an amazing and welcome addition to the travel options here on Vancouver Island. Court case: restoreislandrail.com/downloads

CRD ready to pitch in decade-old $1.6M sitting in reserves for Island corridor "It's almost that it was meant to be." "We're kind of at a use it or lose it moment" It is feasible, it is possible, and if you care about the future at all, it's necessary vancouverislandfreedaily.com/2026/02/13/c...

THE RAILWAY DOES NOT EXIST IN ISOLATION Using an attractive passenger service, each stop becomes a transit hub, part of a system of transit hubs all linked together by the most comfortable, accessible, and efficient way to travel. Restore Island Rail restoreislandrail.com

EOI! Ladysmith Station is set to become a Community Business Hub! What a great community project! Details 📝 www.islandrail.ca/wp-content/u... We are very happy to see the historic stations being repurposed and used as community hubs once again!

The detour we really need, or should we call it a bypass? Passenger rail on the existing corridor could run from Langford through View Royal and Esquimalt to Victoria in 15 minutes. www.viewroyal.ca/EN/meta/new/... Restore Island Rail restoreislandrail.com

Intermodal Connectivity of the Vancouver Island Rail Corridor There are other potential connections too! Do you know what they are? Restore Island Rail restoreislandrail.com

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐭 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐭. We just passed 37,000 petition signatures! Add your voice! c.org/HTPJ25CqPr Restore Island Rail restoreislandrail.com

Reimagined Rail Service in the Capital Region ✅ Signed Reconciliation Corridor Agreement ✅ Indigenous leadership ✅ Provincial recognition ✅ Federal Interest ✅ New Energy and Broad Support ✅ Unrelenting advocacy 😁 We're nearing another petition milestone! Add your voice! c.org/HTPJ25CqPr

The Kettle Valley Rail Trail just lost 67km because the BC Government isn't prepared to pay $60 million to fix it. The closure is unfortunate, but it exemplifies the need to stay the course for rail and trails on the Vancouver Island Corridor. news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202... restoreislandrail.com

𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐬 With one generational infrastructure investment, the Federal, First Nation, Provincial and Local governments would be building out a future here that is vibrant, resilient, accessible, and sustainable. 👉 c.org/HTPJ25CqPr restoreislandrail.com

Please email the BC Minister of Transportation and Transit at [email protected] or @TranBC on social media platforms and urge him to make the $162 Million from the cancelled Goldstream project into the BC Component of LRT in the CRD.

𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝! 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭! Will they reallocate that funding to the newly minted Reconciliation Corridor Agreement signed on the South end of the railway? Props to Carl Olson and company for the win! Restore Island Rail restoreislandrail.com

𝟐 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬, 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝟒𝟎𝟎 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬! We're rocking this petition Vancouver Island! Props to the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations for taking the lead in the South with the Reconciliation Corridor Agreement! 𝑯𝒐𝒑 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏! c.org/HTPJ25CqPr Restore Island Rail restoreislandrail.com

Bike lanes and sidewalks protect people moving within communities. Trains connect communities to each other. A greener, safer, more connected Island starts with rail. Let's make a difference together, let's go rail! Restore Island Rail restoreislandrail.com

Van Isle Violet Predicts Six More Weeks Of Winter

Van Isle Violet Predicts Six More Weeks Of Winter

𝐋𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐩 𝑫𝒓𝒐𝒑 𝒂 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒕 𝒑𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒂𝒚 📍 engagecomoxvalley.ca/lets-move-co.... It's getting crowded with pins at the Courtenay Train station, so drop them along the corridor restoreislandrail.com

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭! 𝟕𝟎𝟎 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝟒 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬! Let's keep growing the petition c.org/HTPJ25CqPr Let's keep writing the BC Ministry of Transportation and Transit [email protected] Let's bring passenger rail to Vancouver Island. Restore Island Rail restoreislandrail.com

Barb Desjardins, Mayor of Esquimalt joins Josh & Jade with her reaction to the news of the Future of the Island Rail Corridor and Reconciliation Corridor Initiative. omny.fm/shows/cfax-1...

𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 - Canada's passenger rail lines are getting revived after decades of vanishing service. Todays Globe and Mail piece "Back on Track" by Taras Grescoe featured the Vancouver Island railway. Do you think we are getting 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 ? Article: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚, 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭! Ahem... 𝕰𝖉𝖎𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖎𝖆𝖑: 𝕿𝖎𝖒𝖊 𝖙𝖔 𝖋𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖙𝖗𝖆𝖓𝖘𝖎𝖙 Cowichan Valley Citizen - Jan 28, 2026 cowichanvalleycitizen.com/2026/01/28/e... Restore Island Rail restoreislandrail.com

𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐞 "Significant movement on the rail corridor file" says Stephanie McLean, Secretary of State for Seniors. islandsocialtrends.ca/secretary-of... Restore Island Rail restoreislandrail.com

𝐖𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝟑𝟓,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬! We’re big and we’re not going home! c.org/HTPJ25CqPr 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐰𝐨-𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐮𝐬! Take Action! Email the Minister [email protected]). Restore Island Rail restoreislandrail.com

Port Alberni - 4 New Steel Bridges for $37 Million For the cost of a single interchange, the Alberni Subdivision could move people and supplies from Port Alberni to Parksville! Restore Island Rail restoreislandrail.com