Moving Forward: Vancouver Island Transportation Forum

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Tuesday, March 31st, 2015
12:00 PM

In the minds of many, the #1 barrier to a vibrant, growing, competitive and sustainable Island economy is transportation. Cost, reliability, frequency, efficiency, connectivity continue as critical issues getting people, goods and materials to, from and around Vancouver Island.

What will it take to turn this historic and persistent liability into a strategic advantage? Must we continue to accept our geography as a disadvantage or can we employ ingenuity and collaboration to invent solutions and reposition Vancouver Island as a convenient and cost-effective destination for business investment?  

The Vancouver Island Economic Alliance invites you to a special transportation forum in Victoria at lunch on March 31, 2015. Register HERE.

Come to this unique event and find out what solutions are being proposed by transportation stakeholders from across the Island region. Representatives from organizations such as Nanaimo Airport, Nanaimo Port Authority, Greater Victoria Harbour Authority, ColdStar Solutions, Comox Airport, Tofino Airport, Southern Rail, Port Alberni Port Authority, Blackball Ferries, Island Ferries, BC Transit, Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District, Harbour Air, Tourism Victoria and others will be participating in a presentation/dialogue showcasing their ideas and initiatives.

Who: Anyone in business or government with an interest in transportation through the lens of a healthy, diversified Island economy.

What: Presentation & Dialogue — ‘Ideas for Transforming Island Transportation’

This session is an extension of VIEA’s annual 'State of the Island’ Economic Summit and a furtherance of VIEA’s continuing work with transportation stakeholders to develop a bold, comprehensive intermodal transportation plan.

More about VIEA: www.viea.ca

Hosted by the Vancouver Island Economic Alliance in partnership with Douglas Magazine, Chemistry Consulting and the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce.

Generously sponsored the Nanaimo Airport Commission and the Nanaimo Port Authority with support from Lewis & Sears Marketing and Event Management, and SW Audio-Visual.