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Grant money from Province of BC.
September, 2007
BC Gaming has awarded the FVHRS $12,000 toward the 2008 Community Outreach & Public Education programme. This program helps to get the word out about the FVHRS and to remind people about the interurban rail line.
City of Surrey grant to FVHRS
March, 2007
FVHRS Volunteers Ron Powers and Neal Wilkie, appeared in the Surrey NOW newspaper working on BCER 1225. The associated article describes the work of the FVHRS in operating BCER 1225 on the existing interurban line that still goes though Surrey.
The article also describes the support from the City of Surrey in creating the Heritage Rail Demonstration Project to get the restored BCER 1225 car running on the line as a pilot project. Peter Holt, Director of FVHRS has been appointed as the Project Manager.
The FVHRS also received almost $14,000 from the Surrey Foundation as their part of distributing the award from a class action lawsuit. The settlement was directed to community transportation and heritage projects. The FVHRS will be using these funds towards community awareness and communication about the efforts of the society.