The CEO of the Island Corridor Foundation is disappointed the province has chosen to go in the direction of more studies.
Larry Stevenson was responding to a comment from Premier John Horgan about the many challenges with the rail line.
“We don’t think that those challenges are not overcomeable. As an example, I think everybody is aware of the lawsuits that were filed by the Nanoose First Nation, we believe that we are going to bring closure to those very soon. Probably in the coming weeks and that will remove a major obstacle.”
Stevenson said of all the challenges the Island Corridor Foundation is facing, getting the provincial government on board with plans is the largest one.
With regards to the Nanoose lawsuit, Stevenson says he is hoping to see it settled in the next couple of weeks.
The Nanoose First Nation filed a B.C. Supreme Court claim against the Island Corridor Foundation and the Attorney General back in 2015 and it’s set to go to court May 13th.
The Snaw-naw-as First Nation is on a mission to get its land back after a railway was built cutting through its reserve north of Nanaimo decades ago.
