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BC Ferries CEO David Hahn claimed that building the ferries in Germany would "save almost $80 million and could lead to lower fares." [4] On September 17, 2004, BC Ferries awarded [5] the vessel construction contract to Germany's Flensburger shipyard. The contract protected BC Ferries from any delays through a fixed price and fixed schedule ...
Langdale is a ferry terminal owned and operated by BC Ferries, which provides ferry services from the Sunshine Coast to the Lower Mainland, Gambier Island, and Keats Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Route 3 is a car/passenger ferry route to Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver. [3]
Swartz Bay is a 22.7 ha (56.1-acre) [2] ferry terminal and a major transportation facility at Swartz Bay in North Saanich, British Columbia. It is located 32 km (20 mi) north of Victoria on Vancouver Island. The terminal is part of the BC Ferries system, as well as part of Highway 17.
Waterbridge Ferries Incorporated [14] Upper Arrow Lake Ferry: Crosses Upper Arrow Lake between Shelter Bay and Galena Bay at the junction of BC highways 23 and 31. M.V. Columbia: Conventional 80 250 20 minutes Waterbridge Ferries Incorporated [15] Usk Reaction Ferry: Crosses the Skeena River between north and south Usk, off BC Highway 16 ...
The Kootenay Lake ferry is a ferry across Kootenay Lake in southeastern British Columbia, which operates between Balfour, on the west side of the lake, and Kootenay Bay, on the east side. The MV Osprey 2000 and the MV Balfour are the two vessels used. [1] The route is the world's longest free scenic ferry which carries vehicles. [2]
MV Northern Sea Wolf is a roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ferry operated by BC Ferries in British Columbia, Canada. Her normal sailing schedule is five days a week during the peak summer season on the Inside Passage route connecting Bella Coola and Port Hardy. The route normally takes about ten hours to complete.
The reservations system suffered from website crashes and glitches in its first months, but was received well by local residents. [ 9 ] [ 11 ] In March 2020, WSF suspended service to Sidney on Vancouver Island due to international travel restrictions imposed by Canada and the United States amid the COVID-19 pandemic . [ 12 ]
The B.C. Ferry Authority is established in April 2003 by the government of British Columbia. [1] It is an independent, no-share capital corporation that holds the single issued voting share [2] of the new BC Ferries, which is also established in April 2003. Both of these companies are meant to reform the delivery of ferry transportation ...