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The ferry terminal is located at Duke Point in Nanaimo and is the only major terminal in the BC Ferries system without a public transit connection. [ 2 ] The terminal was built in 1997 for $42 million (equivalent to $67.88 million in 2022) to divert commercial vehicle traffic away from BC Ferries' other main Nanaimo terminal in the heart of the ...
On May 26, 2023, a 36-year-old Surrey man was arrested at the Langdale ferry terminal by the RCMP for uttering threats after refusing to obey the directions of a BC Ferries staff member, driving his van aggressively, and boarding a ferry without permission. The man was banned from travelling with BC Ferries for 1 year. [61]
The vessel departed Flensburg on February 9, 2008, transited the Panama Canal on March 7 [6] and arrived in Nanaimo, British Columbia at Departure Bay on March 25. [citation needed] Coastal Inspiration began regular service on June 16, 2008, on the Duke Point – Tsawwassen route. It had made unscheduled training runs during the week leading up ...
The three ferries (Coastal Renaissance, Coastal Inspiration, and Coastal Celebration) were ordered by BC Ferries to replace the aging V-class ferries. They operate on two of the busiest routes connecting the Lower Mainland to Vancouver Island—Tsawwassen↔Swartz Bay and Tsawwassen↔Duke Point. In the past, they have also served the Horseshoe ...
Duke Point is a geographical location in the extreme southeastern part of the city of Nanaimo in British Columbia. It is located on a thin peninsula to the east of the Nanaimo River estuary, just across the Northumberland Channel from Gabriola Island. An industrial park is located at Duke Point, which includes one sawmill. The Duke Point ferry ...
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 .
Harmac Pacific, Duke Point, and Nanaimo Harbour viewed from Brickyard Beach on Gabriola Island The Nanaimo Port Authority was created in 1998 by the Canada Marine Act . The act created port authorities across Canada to manage the operation of 19 of Canada's 20 most economically important seaports .
Nanaimo Harbour, often associated with and referred to as the "Gabriola Island Ferry", is a ferry terminal owned and operated by BC Ferries in British Columbia that goes from downtown Nanaimo across the Northumberland Channel to Descanso Bay on Gabriola Island.