. . . House of Commons petition calls for a $1 billion fund to be established using B.C. and federal funding opportunities for public transit. It recommends using that money to create a modern freight and passenger service on Vancouver Island. Such a service would be a strategic asset on the island, said the petition. The petition said the non-profit Island Corridor Foundation should be recognized as being in the public interest and that it would need guaranteed funding if the project moves ahead. The Foundation, which owns the corridor, consists of 14 First Nations and five regional districts. Freight service could run along the north-south route and out to the harbour at Port Alberni where cars could then head to Nanaimo and then onto the Mainland . . . CLICK HERE for the full story
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