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…
Monthly Archives: April 2014
Press Release: Is Liberal Government Immune to Ferry Good Advice?
Tagged with: Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR), bc ferries, bc government, BC Liberals, bc premier, BC Transportation Minister, Cariboo Chilcotin Coast, Christy Clark, Minister Bill Bennett, minister stone, nimpkish, Northern Vancouver Island, Park Amendment Act, Petrus Rykes, Premier Christy Clark, Premier Clark, todd stone, Transportation Minister Todd Stone
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BC Ferries Service Reductions Take Away from Haida Gwaii Students Sports and Clubs
With BC Ferries service reductions for North Coast routes now in place, Haida Gwaii School District students are finding it difficult to make the trip to participate in sports and extra curricular activities. Secretary Treasurer Angus Wilson says students on…
Tagged with: bc ferries, bc government, BC Liberals, BC Transportation Minister, Haida Gwaii School District, Kwuna, minister of transportation, minister stone, Ministry of Transportation, prince rupert, Sandspit, Secretary Treasurer Angus Wilson, Sk'aadgaa Naay Elementary, Skidegate, todd stone, Transportation Minister Todd Stone
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Press Release: Is Stone’s Cold Plan a Message to the People of BC?
Until 2013 the Discovery Coast ferry service supported not only tourism operators, but also related businesses such as gas stations, grocery stores, restaurants, and an Aboriginal cultural industry. But by cancelling the ferry service between Bella Coola and Port Hardy…
Tagged with: bc ferries, bc government, BC Liberals, BC Transportation Minister, bella bella, bella coola, Cariboo Chilcotin Coast, discovery coast circle tour, Inside Passage, minister stone, nimpkish, Northern Vancouver Island, Petrus Rykes, port hardy, queen of chilliwack, todd stone, Transportation Minister Todd Stone
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The Fight to Save the Discovery Coast Ferry Continues
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…
Tagged with: bc ferries, bc government, BC Liberals, bc premier, BC Transportation Minister, Cariboo Chilcotin Coast, Christy Clark, claire trevena, Claire Trevena MLA, discovery coast ferry, Inside Passage, minister stone, minister todd stone, NDP BC Ferries Critic, nimpkish, north island mla claire trevena, Northern Vancouver Island, Premier Christy Clark, queen of chilliwack, todd stone
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Opinion: BC Ferries hiding losses to tourism
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…
Tagged with: BC Economy, bc ferries, bc government, BC Liberals, bc premier, bc tourism, Cariboo and Chilcotin, Christy Clark, Michael McCarthy, Northern Coast, Northern Vancouver Island, Premier Christy Clark, Premier Clark, sunshine coast, tourism industry association of bc, Vancouver Sun
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Press Release: Deceptive Shell Game Fuels Ferry Cuts
Transportation Minister Todd Stone may claim government investment in BC Ferries is “all about keeping fares down as low as possible”, but that’s yet another example of the mischaracterizations and misstatements he’s made about the extensive cuts to the ferry…
Tagged with: BC Economy, bc ferries, bc government, BC Liberals, bc politics, BC Transportation Minister, minister stone, Petrus Rykes, todd stone, Transportation Minister Todd Stone
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Press Release: Who’s Making Transportation Policy in British Columbia?
The Government of Canada has long recognized that private companies have little interest in providing service to the country’s rural areas. When it comes to matters of the national transportation network, the Canada Transportation Act states that “strategic public intervention”…
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Ferry to be upgraded for circle tours
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…
Tagged with: bc ferries, bc government, BC Liberals, BC Minister of State for Tourism, BC Transportation Minister, bella bella, bella coola, cariboo-chilcotin, discovery coast circle tour, Inside Passage, Minister of State for Tourism Naomi Yamamoto, minister stone, Minister Yamamoto, MV Nimpkish, Naomi Yamamoto, nimpkish, Northern Adventure, Northern Expedition, port hardy, prince rupert, queen of chilliwack, todd stone, Tom Fletcher, Transportation Minister Todd Stone, vancouver island, williams lake
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Sunday sailings cut as fares rise again
BC Ferries passengers sailing from Langdale to Horseshoe Bay will have longer gaps between trips on Sunday under the reduced schedule announced March 31. Starting April 28, the new schedule retains the first Sunday sailing from Langdale at 6:20 a.m.,…
Tagged with: bc ferries, bc government, bc legislature, BC Liberals, coast reporter, horseshoe bay, JOHN GLEESON, Labour Day, langdale
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Ferry Coalition right on target
Editor: The BC Ferry Coalition (BCFC) thanks Doug Hockley for raising the important and confusing issue of federal funding for BC Ferries. He noted in a letter published in Coast Reporter March 21 that the federal government funds East Coast…
Tagged with: bc ferries, bc ferry coalition, bc government, BC Liberals, coast reporter, Confederation Bridge, Doug Hockley, Ferry Services Contribution Program, Garry Nohr, JOhn Henderson, John Weston, Minister of Transportation Lisa Raitt, PEI, Ric Bills, Sunshine Coast Regional District
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