District of North Vancouver council will vote Monday on whether to send a letter to the province backing the revival of passenger rail along the Sea to Sky corridor.

The District of North Vancouver Council is set to decide on Monday on whether to send a letter to the province expressing support for re-establishing passenger rail service along the Sea to Sky corridor — a move advocates say could reshape regional transportation for decades to come.

The item appears on the April 27 council agenda and comes on the heels of a significant development: Canadian National Railway’s stated intention to decommission portions of its line running north of Squamish through to 100 Mile House, which would transfer control of that railway infrastructure back to the Province of British Columbia.

That handover, expected in 2026, has opened what the council report describes as a “time-sensitive opportunity” — and local officials appear eager not to let it pass.

Highway 99 — the lone road linking Metro Vancouver to Squamish, Whistler, and Pemberton — has long strained under the weight of growing tourism traffic and rapid residential development in the region. For North Vancouver residents in particular, congestion is a persistent irritant, and the council report notes it is “frequently cited” as a concern.

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