“We don’t believe it makes a lot of sense… to invest 100 million dollars in a new vessel on this particular route.” – Transportation Minister Todd Stone Transportation Minister Todd Stone suggests that he is saving new vessel costs of…
“We don’t believe it makes a lot of sense… to invest 100 million dollars in a new vessel on this particular route.” – Transportation Minister Todd Stone Transportation Minister Todd Stone suggests that he is saving new vessel costs of…
There has been a lot of coverage of the release of our Economic Impact Study. Read a selection of reports here. Globe & Mail Stephen Hume’s article in Vancouver Sun
A beautiful take on the current situation from the brilliant mind of Adrian Raeside. Visit the Times Colonist to view Raeside’s cartoon. Check out more editorial cartoons on Raeside’s website.
Transportation Minister Todd Stone continues to use numbers shown months ago to be incorrect, indicating the Minister simply cannot accept the economic reality he is responsible for creating. The only portfolio less suited to Stone’s abilities would be Education, as…
(Download the Discovery Coast Tourism EIA study.) A shortsighted attempt by BC Ferries to save $725,000 has resulted instead in a $3.9 million loss of tourism revenue, according to an economic impact study released Monday, with the losses expected to…
An explosive new economic impact analysis promises to demonstrate the BC Government’s decision to cut the Discovery Coast Route 40 ferry service was shortsighted and destructive to the local economy and tourism. Not only have the oft-touted savings not materialized,…
While Transportation Minister Todd Stone continues to make unsupported, misleading, and erroneous claims about ferry service in British Columbia, another member of the cabinet has in the past shown a great understanding of the issue. Although Premier Christy Clark has…
One day after saying the government might shut down a major ferry terminal and scrap a major ferry route, Todd Stone shifted into full reverse Wednesday. The transportation minister said his bright idea was shot down by a couple of…
Transportation Minister Todd Stone’s decisions around Route 40 have accomplished precisely the opposite of his stated intentions, exactly as critics in the region have predicted. He spent more than the expected savings to cancel one of BC Ferries’ most utilized…
“The little Nimpkish ferry, the little 16-car ferry which now serves Bella Bella to Bella Coola, is getting the job done. … To those who criticize the decisions that were made and those who say that the Nimpkish will not…