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British Columbia Ferry Services Inc., operating as BC Ferries ( BCF ), is a former provincial Crown corporation, now operating as an independently managed, publicly owned Canadian company. BC Ferries provides all major passenger and vehicle ferry services for coastal and island communities in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
- List of Retired BC Ferries Ships
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Tsawwassen is a ferry terminal and a major transportation...
- List of Retired BC Ferries Ships
About BC Ferries. We're proud to be one of the largest ferry operators in the world, moving more than 60,000 customers and 23,000 vehicles throughout coastal BC every day. BC Ferries acknowledges and respects the territories of Indigenous peoples on whose beautiful lands and waters that our ships, offices, terminals, and work sites operate ...
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- 'The Idea Had A Lot of Merit'
- 'They Should Never Have Been Built'
- Branding Issue
- Public Project Overruns
The fast ferries project was unveiled in June 1994. The three aluminum high-speed Pacificat catamarans were meant to shave 30 minutes off the existing sailing time. The boats were built at B.C. shipyards. Sihota remembers the project as an opportunity to diversify the economy, create jobs and develop new technology that could be sold around the wor...
Others, like Beaty, feel differently. "They should never have been built in the first place," he said. The first of the three vessels didn't sail until June 1999 — at least two years later than expected. The costs, first estimated at about $200 million, ballooned to more than double that. When the ships did finally sail, they were frequently docked...
In the subsequent 2001 election, the NDP government kept only two seats. The party didn't come back to power until two years ago. Sihota admits that the B.C. Liberals, then led by Gordon Campbell, adeptly took hold of the issue. The Liberals astutely played into the NDP's branding issues as an inept party that couldn't manage money or manage projec...
Sihota says the reality is that public projects often run over budget. As an example, he points to the retractable roof for B.C. Place, for which costs also doubled — to a final price tag of $563 million. The roof was similarly plagued with leaks and mechanical issues, and it was later revealed that it wouldn't be able to close in the rain. The dif...
Monday marked the 60th anniversary of BC Ferries, and just like over a half a century ago ,the day was a bit grey. “It was a day like today, cloudy, rainy a little bit cold,” said Lorne ...
The largest ferries carry more than 2000 passengers and up to 700 vehicles on 3 car decks. To berth these large, new ferries most major ferry terminals are now equipped with ramps that enable vehicles to be loaded and unloaded from 2 decks simultaneously. The BC Ferry Corporation operates some of the busiest terminals in the world.
Apr 10, 2023 · 3. The Queen of Victoria was involved in a fatal collision. Crashes between large ships are rare in B.C., but one of the most significant involved the Queen of Victoria. In 1970 the Soviet ...
