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Join the campaign to build the E&N Rail Trail!
IMAGINE A NEW MULTI-USE TRAIL connecting downtown Victoria and the Galloping Goose to Neighbourhoods in Esquimalt
and View Royal and to destinations like Theits Lake and Goldstream Park.
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That's the E&N multi-use rail trail. The railway has new owners-it's you, me and your neighbours through local
governments and Island First Nations through the new Island Corridor Foundation. They share our vision of a vibrant
transportation corridor that includes a new cycling and walking trail along this historic corridor. Rail trails
are already at work in other communities, as close as White Rock and Nanaimo.
The CRD and local governments already support the vision. Now we need to convince provincial and federal governments
that this is a project worth investing in.
More on the Project
WRITE! More funding is needed to help build the E&N rail trail.
The Capital Regional District has applied for additional funds to help build
this important multi-use trail facility. It’s a 17 kilometer off-road corridor
shared with an active railway line. It’s a model that works across North America.
With challenging gaps and a longer trail planned to connect to the Trans Canada trail,
the project is more costly than early estimates. Still, it’s very good value.
Estimates from Britain peg the return on investment at anywhere from 15:1 t 33:1.
We already know that our Galloping Goose and Lochside trails in Greater Victoria are
growing participation in cycling and helping to make use the healthiest city in Canada.
A federal gas tax program aimed at supporting green infrastructure is helping to fund
much of the project, but the province has yet to contribute. We need to let the decision
makers know that this is an important investment for commuters, for cycling tourism and
for others interested in healthy and active transportation.
Write to the Premier:
Hon. Gordon Campbell
PO Box 9055, Stn Provincial Government
Victoria, BC V8W 9E2
premier@gov.bc.ca
Hon. Shirley Bond
Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure
PO Box 9055, Stn Provincial Government
Victoria, BC V8W 9E2
Here’s how you can find your local MLA:
www.leg.bc.ca/mla/3-1-1.htm
For Victoria area:
Carole James (Victoria – Beacon Hill)
Rob Fleming (Victoria – Hillside)
David Cubberley (Saanich South)
Murray Coell (Saanich North and the Islands)
Ida Chong (Oak Bay – Gordon Head)
Maurine Karagianas (Esquimalt –Metchosin)
John Horgan (Malahat – Juan de Fuca)
All at:
Parliament Buildings
Victoria, BC V8V 1X4
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