The Island Corridor Foundation is responding to an independent report that found the ICF lacks transparency.
The report was commissioned by the Association of Vancouver Island Coastal Communities, and found the Island Corridor Foundation -- the owner of the E&N Rail Line corridor -- is not being upfront about plans to restore rail service to the region.
In a response , ICF chair Judith Sayers laments the report's author declined to meet with her more than once, and says the report contains errors and misunderstandings.
The report recommends the ICF publicly release a comprehensive business plan for rail service. Sayers says that will done and released at their annual general meeting, but Langford mayor and ICF critic Stew Young remains skeptical.
"That business plan is, you know... They don't even put pricing on the gas, or the fuel. I already saw that letter they sent out. There are a lot of reports out there, but none of them are consistent," says Young. "The problem with it is they don't know what the real cost is going to be to run the train because they don't know what the real cost of fixing the track up (and) they don't know how many riders are going to be there."
The report also found local politicians no longer believe in the credibility of ICF CEO Graham Bruce. Sayers responds by saying the foundation's board of directors has complete confidence in Bruce to manage their daily affairs.