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Chris Alemany<p>This letter is also posted on my blog:</p><p><a href="https://chrisalemany.ca/2025/03/31/bc-ferries-to-rail/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">chrisalemany.ca/2025/03/31/bc-</span><span class="invisible">ferries-to-rail/</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/BCPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCPoli</span></a> <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/BCFerries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCFerries</span></a> <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/Rail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rail</span></a> <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/Transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transportation</span></a></p>
Chris Alemany<p>Times Colonist Letters to the Editor for April 2.<br>"Money for ferries, but how about rail?”<br><a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/BCPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCPoli</span></a> <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/BCFerries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCFerries</span></a> <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/Rail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rail</span></a> <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/Transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transportation</span></a><br><a href="https://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/letters-april-2-bc-ferries-new-vessels-we-need-more-government-housing-10463134" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">timescolonist.com/opinion/lett</span><span class="invisible">ers-april-2-bc-ferries-new-vessels-we-need-more-government-housing-10463134</span></a></p>
Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸<p>BC Ferries to Rail.<br>“Is it a more efficient use of taxpayer money for Government to connect and augment public transit with rail stops at all major terminals on the Island and Lower Mainland?</p><p>BC Ferries started as CP Rail, maybe a return to those roots is smarter than saddling BC Ferries with boat loads of debt.”</p><p><a href="https://chrisalemany.ca/2025/03/31/bc-ferries-to-rail/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">chrisalemany.ca/2025/03/31/bc-</span><span class="invisible">ferries-to-rail/</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/BCPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCPoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transportation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Rail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rail</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/BCFerries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCFerries</span></a></p>
Chris Alemany<p>Surprising, but also not surprising, statement.</p><p>"There has been no major change to the capacity or service levels of these major routes for about 30 years since the Spirit-class vessels entered service.”</p><p>What happens when that capacity is increased? Can the highway infrastructure on the Island especially deal with 15-50% more traffic coming from the ferries?</p><p>Or should we maybe be investing in connections to other forms of transportation? ie. RAIL</p><p><a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/BCPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCPoli</span></a> <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/BCFerries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCFerries</span></a><br><a href="https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-ferries-new-major-vessel-approval-commissioner?utm_source=flipboard&amp;utm_medium=activitypub" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-fer</span><span class="invisible">ries-new-major-vessel-approval-commissioner?utm_source=flipboard&amp;utm_medium=activitypub</span></a></p>
Chris Alemany<p>Hey! Interesting new <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/BCFerries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCFerries</span></a> announcement with a <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/PortAlberni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PortAlberni</span></a> connection!</p><p>This summer the oldest ship in the fleet, Queen of Alberni, which currently serves the Tsawwassen - Duke Point route, will be shifted to a special, one way, once a day 4:30PM Tsawwassen to Departure Bay sailing!</p><p>This could be a very interesting experiment!</p><p>I wonder when the last time was that the Queen of Alberni did a trip to Dep Bay (outside Pandemic times).</p><p><a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/Travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Travel</span></a> <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/Transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transportation</span></a> <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/BCPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCPoli</span></a><br><a href="https://cheknews.ca/nanaimo-bound-passengers-have-new-option-of-tsawwassen-departure-bay-sailing-for-summer-1246072/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cheknews.ca/nanaimo-bound-pass</span><span class="invisible">engers-have-new-option-of-tsawwassen-departure-bay-sailing-for-summer-1246072/</span></a></p>
Christopher Porter<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@apike" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>apike</span></a></span> case in point, BC Ferries. $19.99 for a chickpea curry with chicken. A perfectly good dish without meat. They happily made it vegetarian for me but I had to ask and they charged me the full price. <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/bcFerries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bcFerries</span></a></p>
Ian Alexander Martin<a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/BCFerries?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BCFerries</a> leaving Nanaimo, heading to Horseshoe Bay; August 14, 2022.
*|FNAME|* 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱<p>Top notch reporting, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/GlobalNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalNews</span></a></p><p>Nobody boards a ferry in Sechelt. 🤦‍♂️</p><p>“Edward Thomas, along with his two children, boarded a ferry in Sechelt, B.C., and landed in Horseshoe Bay.”</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SunshineCoast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SunshineCoast</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/BCFerries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCFerries</span></a></p><p><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/10938448/bc-ferries-passenger-questioned-courier/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/10938448/bc</span><span class="invisible">-ferries-passenger-questioned-courier/</span></a></p>
Derò 🇨🇦<p>Another wind storm, <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bcferries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bcferries</span></a> canceled most of the day and random power outages. <br>Turbulent waves covered the rocks with sea foam. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/victoriabc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>victoriabc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/VancouverIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VancouverIsland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bcstorm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bcstorm</span></a></p>
Mat Wright<p>Looks like the Coastal Celebration had problems docking, hit the breakwater </p><p>Yet more woes for BC Ferries </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BCpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BCFerries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCFerries</span></a></p>
Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸<p>Little (new!) Gabriola Ferry! <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/bcferries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bcferries</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Tsawwassen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tsawwassen</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/dukepoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dukepoint</span></a></p>
Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸<p>Ooo! Just coming around Gabriola Island, past the blinking lighthouse, and in the inky darkness in the distance, just above the Islands, we could see fireworks! Impossible to get a clear picture through the window glare. Fun. 🎆 <br>Almost back to the Island. A relaxing boat ride. Ferry was barely half full. Quiet. The lights of Nanaimo’s harbour are coming into view. Ready to be on the final leg home. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/bcferries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bcferries</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Tsawwassen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tsawwassen</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/dukepoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dukepoint</span></a></p>
Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸<p>I have never sat here. Hardly ever take this route or ferry! New views! <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/bcferries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bcferries</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Tsawwassen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tsawwassen</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/dukepoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dukepoint</span></a></p>
Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸<p>Hello other ferry <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/bcferries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bcferries</span></a></p>
Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸<p>Not sure the last time, if ever, that I have been in the ferry lineup two weekends in a row... but here I am. 🥱 🛳️ <br><a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/bcferries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bcferries</span></a></p>
Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸<p>FERRY TIME!! <br>Island/Coastal folks of BC love to complain about the ferries, but at the end of the day, we love riding on the boat! Why else would we all lineup for it! Right <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@KingShawn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>KingShawn</span></a></span> !?😝 😝 <br>(but no really, Boats are fun esp. with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/@Jade" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Jade</span></a></span>)<br>🎉 🛳️ 🌊 <br><a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/bcferries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bcferries</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/ferry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ferry</span></a></p>
Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸<p>Fun Facts for BC Ferry folks on Vancouver Island. </p><p>I'm headed to Vancouver for a night on Friday to join family already there. Two of us are headed over on Friday but 4 are coming back. We can't do our normal, cheap and easy walk-on the BCF and bus/skytrain because of time constraints in both directions. </p><p>*But* the new “Hullo" Ferry Catamaran service between Nanaimo and Vancouver would work. So, which is the more economical, Car+BCF or Hullo?</p><p>Well it turns out, there is a discount on the Hullo if you book a return ticket so it's a little complicated. Plus, sorta like a budget airline, there are lots of additional “upgrades” to potentially add for the Hullo. The price below is the base prices, no seat selection or luggage add ons. The BCF is the reserved “Saver Fare”.</p><p>Hullo: 2 return $157.50 + 2 one way $83.98 = $241.48<br>Hullo: 2 one way $83.98 + 4 one way $167.98 = $251.96<br>BC Ferry: 2+car one way $103.50 + 4+car one way $158.15 = $261.65</p><p>Given that I would have to pay to park the car at the Hullo terminal (&gt;=$19.00) then there is essentially no difference in cost, and the Hullo may even be more expensive.</p><p>Plus there are time savings to driving as well as CO2 benefits in favour of the BC Ferry (as long as it is full) compared to the Hullo ferry.</p><p>BC Ferry it is!</p><p><a href="https://hullo.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">hullo.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://bcferries.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bcferries.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/BCFerries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCFerries</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/BCPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCPoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Travel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transportation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/ClimateAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateAction</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/CO2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CO2</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Family" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Family</span></a></p>
Maria Langer | 📝 🎬 ⚒️🛥️<p>Whoa. Just had a near miss with a <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BCFerry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCFerry</span></a> whose captain showed a total disregard for the international Rules of the Road and cut in front of our flotilla at 23 kts. We were clearly the Stand On vessels in this encounter, yet he forced us to stop and even alter course to avoid a collision without so much as a whisper on the radio. I called <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BCFerries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCFerries</span></a> to complain while the Flotilla leader went right to the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CoastGuard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoastGuard</span></a> at Victoria Traffic. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/boating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boating</span></a></p>
Chad :mstdn: 🇨🇦<p>Those that do this more often than I do, how far out can you book <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BCFerries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCFerries</span></a>? We're looking to book in February 2025 but I can't yet find any sailings.</p><p>(There might also be a toot-up in Vancouver or Victoria planned)</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BritishColumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishColumbia</span></a></p>
Auscandoc<p>Guess where and guess the vehicle 🤣<a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/CarAlarmFail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarAlarmFail</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/BCFerries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCFerries</span></a>.</p>
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