Month: March 2014

  • Top UVic honour for Seaspan magnate

    Southern Rail of Vancouver Island is the rail operator for the Island Corridor Foundation. Southern Rail of Vancouver Island’s parent company Washington Group of Companies is owned by Dennis Washington. The Island Corridor Foundation would like to congratulate Mr. Washington on being awarded the Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year by the University of Victoria’s Gustavson School of…

  • Nanaimo Region Rail Trail (NNRT)

    Nanaimo’s E&N cycling and pedestrian trail is now the focus of a new partnership. The Nanaimo Region Rail Trail is interested in completing the trail through to the south end of the city and looking to connect it to a larger island trail network in the future.  

  • Fundraising campaign launched for rail trail

    The charity behind a regional rail trail aims to clear a major financial hurdle with the launch of a new fundraising campaign this week. The newly formed Nanaimo Regional Rail Trail Partnership is looking to build momentum for a seamless connector along the E&N railway, with the launch of a new website and fundraising effort…