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[dasmo]

I asked the Robot to complete the author’s byline.

Alastair Craighead is the Vice Chair of Better Island Transit.He is a former Victoria City Councillor, former CRD Board Member, and former BC Transit Board Member with a background in marine engineering and environmental science. In his role with Better Island Transit, he advocates for improved bus services on Vancouver Island.

He is also
President - Alastair Craighead (Victoria)
Friends of Rails to Trails - Vancouver Island Society
https://fortvi.ca/about/board/

[Victoria Watcher]

I asked the Robot to complete the author’s byline.

Alastair Craighead is the Vice Chair of Better Island Transit.He is a former Victoria City Councillor, former CRD Board Member, and former BC Transit Board Member with a background in marine engineering and environmental science. In his role with Better Island Transit, he advocates for improved bus services on Vancouver Island.

He is also
President - Alastair Craighead (Victoria)
Friends of Rails to Trails - Vancouver Island Society
https://fortvi.ca/about/board/

 

Interesting indeed.

[dasmo]

The “doesn’t serve growth nodes” lie triggered me to look. The rail goes straight into Langford….. AND the West Hills. The biggest growth node in the region.

[Mike K.]

Although, perhaps you are heavily biased, Dasmo. You’ve already told us TCH work disrupts your community so that’s why you won’t support expansion, as will LRT alongside the highway.

The biggest growth node is Royal Bay and Beachlands, far removed from rail. They wanted a ferry to downtown, though.

BC Transit has requested participation in the Reconciliation Corridor. I’m not sure what that means now. But the corridor is absolutely not conducive to the best use of limited tax dollars. The TCH route also connects Westhills, if we’d choose to run LRT along the ROW. There’s no advantage of E&N over BCT’s alignment now that the entirety of the track has to get ripped up, that there’s only one track now and we’d need two, and the line doesn’t connect downtown. That alone is tragic for the ROW.

[dasmo]

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Edited by dasmo, 10 May 2026 - 06:31 AM.

[dasmo]

I never said I don’t support expansion. My comments were about how stupid the political promise of making the highway 8 lanes from Langford to Saanich Centre was. I’m sick of arguing with your straw man on that. I am 100% for improving the traffic in the region. I drive it…. I have zero conflict of interest in the matter.

[dasmo]

Within the Capital Regional District, the biggest growth area by far has been the West Shore, especially Langford, followed by Colwood and nearby communities.

[Mike K.]

You told us that it would directly impact you, that’s why you said you were so vehemently against expanding the TCH.

Now you’re telling us the E&N is the better route than the highway alignment, when it’s absolutely the worst option.

[dasmo]

Langford grew about 32% between 2016 and 2021, making it the fastest-growing municipality in the CRD during that census period.

[dasmo]

You told us that it would directly impact you, that’s why you said you were so vehemently against expanding the TCH.

Now you’re telling us the E&N is the better route than the highway alignment, when it’s absolutely the worst option.

Nuking the highway into town impacts everyone. Stop building straw men.

[Mike K.]

Look:

If they started an 8 lane abomination it would cripple my access for a decade and in the end only allow for more cars to spill into alll the ancillary roads that are all at capacity now making this entire area a total gong show.

So anything you say about the TCH alignment is going to be biased. Facts are not strawman arguments.

A strawman is implying that I support 10 years of construction to add two lanes. That’s very hyperbolic.

[dasmo]

Colwood also saw major expansion, especially around Royal Bay and seaside developments. 
Of which the Galloping Goose corridor connects to.

[dasmo]

Look:


So anything you say about the TCH alignment is going to be biased. Facts are not strawman arguments.

We are all biased. You especially. I work from home. I don’t need to drive at peak hours. My school drop skirts the highway. I have no money entangled in any of this nor any other conflict of interest. I don’t even ride a bike anymore.

You are fabricating a bias beyond my opinion observation of fact. Most likely because of your bias.

Edited by dasmo, 10 May 2026 - 06:40 AM.

[Mike K.]

Colwood also saw major expansion, especially around Royal Bay and seaside developments. 
Of which the Galloping Goose corridor connects to.

The Goose? That’s 3.5km from Royal Bay at its closest point. More than 4km to Beachlands.

[Mike K.]

We are all biased. You especially. I work from home. I don’t need to drive at peak hours. My school drop skirts the highway. I have no money entangled in any of this nor any other conflict of interest. I don’t even ride a bike anymore.

You are fabricating a bias beyond my opinion observation of fact. Most likely because of your bias.

I support practical infrastructure for the public good, and you are vehemently opposed to it, because you say it will disrupt your community.

Nobody is putting words in your mouth. You say TCH expansion would cripple your community for ten years. Those are your words.

[dasmo]

if it’s rail it’s impossible. If it’s highway it’s easy. Got it.

Again, I was simply pointing out the author’s bias. And you come at me with burning straw men.

Rail also isn’t happening in my lifetime so I guess this is another thread I gotta leave….

[Mike K.]

I didn’t say it’s impossible. It’s very much possible, but it’s not the best route, though. BC Transit’s alignment is the best route.

[Mike K.]

Again, I was simply pointing out the author’s bias. And you come at me with burning straw men.

You called the author a liar.

[dasmo]

You called the author a liar.

"The E&N Corridor through Esquimalt serves no major growth nodes" I assumed since the author is the president of Friends of Rails to Trails he would know where the E&N goes to. Right into the highest residential growth areas of the region. My mistake. It could have been ignorance. Not sure which is worse in this case with his strong onpinion getting published. 

[dasmo]

The “doesn’t serve growth nodes” lie triggered me to look. The rail goes straight into Langford….. AND the West Hills. The biggest growth node in the region.

 

You called the author a liar.

 

And for the record, I did not... 

 

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