Latest News Articles

Times Colonist - Aug. 25, 2011
Ferries' crisis threat to region

Times Colonist - July 20, 2011
No Obvious Fix for Flaws

Comox Valley Echo - June 10, 2011
Rising ferry fares destroying communities

Islands Tide - June 2, 2011 Patrick Brown
Fare increases can devastate coastal communitie

North Shore News - May 30, 2011

Nanaimo Daily News - May 30, 2011
Call to freeze ferry fares reveals crisis

CBC News - May 28, 2011

Coast Reporter - May 27, 2011

Drifwood Etidorial - May 25, 2011

Nanaimo Daily News - May 25, 2011

Times Colonist(Les Leyne)- May 25, 2011

Times Colonist(Rob Shaw)- May 25, 2011

Times Colonist(Rob Shaw)- May 20, 2011

metronews.ca - May 20, 2011

bclocalnews.com - May 20, 2011

THE CITIZEN - MAY 20, 2011

Times Colonist(Les Leyne)- May 20, 2011

thenorthernview.ca - May 19, 2011

Times Colonist (Editorial) May 19, 2011

ATV.ca news clip - May 19, 2011

CHEK TV news clip May 19, 2011

CBC News - May 19, 2011

thetyee.ca - May 19, 2011

Vancouver Sun - Stephen Hume-Apr. 14, 2011
Higher ferry tolls put an unfair burden...

 

Letters to Editors

Individual Comments


Data Tables and Graphs

Sample Fare Increases 2003 - 2008 Traffic Trend - graph - Vehicles
Sample Fare Increases 2003 - 2011 Traffic Trend - graph - Passengers
Sample Fare Increases 2007 - 2008 Fare Trend - graph
Ferry Funding ---FEB.2011 Major, Minor Route Traffic Patterns
  Minor Route Passenger Traffic, Rolling 12 Month Average

Archives

2002

Goverment News Release - Dec.9 2002  

2007

22 March 2007 / Community Input for BC Ferries’ New Contract Term Coastal Ferry Services Contract - Term Backgrounder
02 April 2007 /Cumulative Ferry Fare Hikes... 03 May 2007 /Proposals for Sustainable Ferry Service
20 Sept 2007 /Higher than Predicted Ferry Fare Hikes 27 Sept 2007 /Announced Ferry Fare Hikes Understated

2008

31 Mar 2008 /Ups and Downs of the New Ferry Math March 2008/Road Equivalent Tariffs
June 2008, Minor Routes (Gr. 4) / Route 3 (Gr. 2) Strategy  
1 Aug. 2008/Call for Strategy Meeting with Minister Sept. 08 - Minor Routes Strategy

2009

CG Report on Transportation Governance - 2009
What do you get for $20 millions March 2009
9 November 2009 News release on the CG review

2010

Context of 2010-11 contract review - Sept 2, 2010 Ominous Clouds Nov, 2010
Community Impacts of Escalating Ferry Fares - Nov, 2010 News Release Nov. 30, 2010

2011

News Release Feb. 07, 2011 News Release May 27, 2011 Fixing ferry fares - the heavy lifting still ahead
Ferry Governance: A Matter of Ideology - Oct. 2011 BC Ferries: Let's get back to basics - Oct. 2011

2012

Ferry commissioner report: Realistic roadmap for all ferry stakeholders. Jan. 27. 2012