Saving Bennett’s Navy When I was a young boy, out one day at the local corner store, a kindly gentleman asked my mother if he could buy my brother and I an ice cream. Recognizing the man, my mother gladly accepted his offer. Turns out that man was W.A.C. Bennett — and as thanks for [...]
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Vision Quest – Community Pay In 2003 the Provincial Government embarked on a new Vision for BC Ferries. “Firstly, this new legislation sets out the terms of the corporate restructuring. This act recognizes the new company. The act recognizes the intended conversion of the British Columbia Ferry Corporation from a Crown corporation to a new, [...]
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Here at Save Our Ferries, we are becoming big fans of Charts and Graphs, because they assist in deciphering the data. The following charts tell an interesting story, and help put the big picture concerning ferries into perspective.
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“They should revisit the whole Coastal Ferry Act and the business model BC Ferries operates under,” he said. “These ongoing changes to the Coastal Ferry Act show it’s not working and will continue to not work in the best interests of British Columbians and coastal communities.” - Gregg Dow, President of the British Columbia Coastal [...]
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More Rough Weather for BC Ferries Lately we’ve had lots of people asking if SAVE OUR FERRIES is going to the, “I Told You So Tour”, since we identified that BC Ferries was heading into a Perfect Storm way back in 2008, prior to the Second Performance Term. I know that we would enjoy [...]
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Taking Ferries Private Causes ‘Hardship’ for Many: Commission Sweeping recommendations include limiting fare increases, upping gov’t contributions. By Andrew MacLeod, Today, TheTyee.ca “It exceeded our expectations, considering the limited guidelines the commissioner was operating under,” said Save Our Ferries co-ordinator Gregg Dow. “It’s clearly taking into account the public good.” The report expresses well what people in [...]
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Well the Commissioner has released his report, and the SOF Team is going it over the 104 pages along with the supporting information in great detail. The things we do for fun. Anyway if the Province decides to amend the Coastal Ferry Act, to implement the Commissioner’s recommendations, in the upcoming Spring Session you will [...]
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It looks like January 24th is going to be a big day as the BC Ferry Commissioner releases his report, and your Save Our Ferries Team will be going over it to determine how it could possibly change the Coastal Ferry Act, which could in turn change BC Ferries. Public interest against ferry operator sustainability, should play [...]
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