SQUAMISH, British Columbia, March 28, 2019
Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Consular Affairs) and Member of Parliament (West Vancouver–Sunshine Coast–Sea to Sky Country), today announced an investment of $985,000 for the West Coast Railway Association (WCRA) in support of its expansion and heritage preservation efforts. She made this announcement on behalf of the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism.
The funding, provided through the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund, will be used to acquire and renovate a former BC Rail work shop, including a 3-storey office facility on the west side of the building. The shop will allow the WCRA to maintain, protect and preserve its historic collection of locomotives and railcars.
