There is a great deal of potential, but there are also a few challenges for any potential operator. They've got to make this a viable operation, and we have to be realistic.
There are still treaty issues that First Nations will have to negotiate on the rail corridor, but those negotiations will be between First Nations and government.
Transfer of title has been completed, the Island corridor is now Island-owned and it's connecting communities.
This is an announcement for this side of the Island. The deal is now complete. This part of the corridor is the reason Mayor (Ken) McRae and I have hung in there for the past four years.
It's all about possibilities. Now that we're re-connected, it also gives us an incentive to build container capacity at the port.