VIA Rail

WHEREAS Via Rail is to provide a passenger train service for Vancouver Island; AND WHEREAS the current schedule only provides one-way departures between Victoria and Courtenay for same day travel and does not provide morning departure for travel south between Courtenay and Victoria; AND WHEREAS Via Rail has restricted the ability for passengers to be picked up and dropped off at unscheduled locations: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Via Rail consider re-routing or adding an additional Dayliner to travel from Courtenay to Victoria and return daily and to consider reintroducing unscheduled stops on the rail line to provide a sustainable transportation alternative for Vancouver Island communities.