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…
BC Ferries will upgrade the MV Nimpkish ferry to provide food, water, washrooms, seating and shelter for passengers on the summer run from Bella Bella to Bella Coola, to effort to retain traffic on the Discovery Coast circle tour. Transportation…
A recent comment from transportation Minister Todd Stone about the BC Ferries system has drawn the ire of an island politician. Stone made a statement earlier this week saying that no BC government has ever treated the ferries as an extension of the…
The B.C. Liberals are facing criticism for refusing to rule out cutting ferry service between Horseshoe Bay and Departure Bay, although maintaining that there are no current plans to cut the route. New Democrat ferries critic Claire Trevena asked Transportation…
So much for the apology to the aboriginal people of B.C. — this week, it’s more of a who-cares attitude from the provincial government, courtesy of Todd Stone. I wonder if the minister of transportation would have the same cavalier attitude toward changes to…
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…
While protests about BC Ferries service cuts have recently focused on smaller routes, merchants in West Vancouver’s Horseshoe Bay village say they’re worried about changes that could hit major routes to Vancouver Island next. Among the feared changes is the…
Premier Christy Clark stole the show when an estimated 1,500 to 2,000 people descended on the B.C. legislature grounds Tuesday for the Defend Our Marine Highways protest against BC Ferries service cuts and fare hikes. Clark did not appear in…
Hundreds of placard-carrying coastal British Columbians gathered at the front of the legislature Tuesday to protest against impending cuts to the ferry service that provides their primary transportation link to the mainland. The protesters waved signs that read “Why do…