While government insists that it does not want to incur the cost of replacing the Queen of Chilliwack on the Discovery Coast route, they have no problem incurring much greater costs on other routes. BC Ferries recently announced the construction…
While government insists that it does not want to incur the cost of replacing the Queen of Chilliwack on the Discovery Coast route, they have no problem incurring much greater costs on other routes. BC Ferries recently announced the construction…
The BC government is operating under a policy of “decide first, ask questions later” on matters affecting a wide range of British Columbians. This policy first arose when Transportation Minister Todd Stone announced his service cuts to BC Ferries last…
While the government comes up with increasingly desperate justifications for its decision to cancel the Discovery Coast ferry, the fight to restore this vital service for residents of the Cariboo Chilcotin Coast and Northern Vancouver Island goes on. And now…
Push to LNG industries abandons existing revenues Lost in the uproar and psycho-babble surrounding the cuts to various BC Ferries routes (done to save the taxpayer some money, if you buy the story the government is selling) lurks a far…
Apparently Transportation Minister Todd Stone knows as little about the BC Ferries’ mandate as he does about government’s historical support for the ferry service as an extension of the highways system. In a recent CBC interview (25 March 2014) Minister…
Most governments look for ways to increase employment opportunities for their citizens. The BC Government appears to have a different approach for the north and central coast and northern Vancouver Island, greatly reducing the economic prospects for residents. During the…
VICTORIA – Aboriginal entrepreneurs looking to develop home-grown tourism ventures along British Columbia’s coast say their plans have been set adrift by Liberal government route cuts at BC Ferries. The government’s decision to sink the money-losing summer run between…
The ferry critic who “outed” Premier Christy Clark’s apparent flip-flop on BC Ferries during the March 11 protest in Victoria was targeted for intimidation four days later, the BC Ferry Coalition is charging. The coalition is calling on Clark to…
Town of Osoyoos council will send a letter of Premier Christy Clark asking that she meet with representatives of a regional board worried about service cuts and fare increases within the BC Ferries service. Council doesn’t want the letter sent…
Business in Vancouver conducted a poll recently, asking its readers to rate Premier Christy Clark and the BC Liberals on their handling of key issues facing the province. The ratings ranged from good to very, very bad – with the…