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Replaced by an aerial passenger tramway during icy or low water conditions. [5] Digby Island Ferry: Crosses Prince Rupert Harbour between Fairview and Digby. M.V. Digby Island Ferry: Conventional 12 156 20 minutes City of Prince Rupert [6] François Lake Ferry
British Columbia Ferry Services Inc., operating as BC Ferries (BCF), is a former provincial Crown corporation, now operating as an independently managed, publicly owned Canadian company. BC Ferries provides all major passenger and vehicle ferry services for coastal and island communities in the Canadian province of British Columbia .
Some BC Ferries routes saw cancellations due to strong winds. Highway 4 between Port Alberni and Ucluelet on the West Coast was closed when debris flowed onto the roadway. [ 27 ] Washouts along Highway 14 led to that road being closed between Jordan River and Port Renfrew with repair work expected to last until October 23.
Purchased in 1971. Sold at an auction for CA$210,000 in 2019 [22] MV Nimpkish: N: 1973: 1985-2020: 12: 95: Transferred to BC Ferries in 1985: MV North Island Princess: None: 1958 (1971) 1969–1977; 1985-2020: 38: 150: Acquired in 1969 purchase of Coast Ferries; Transferred to Ministry of Transportation & Highways in 1977 and back to BC Ferries ...
Horseshoe Bay is a major ferry terminal owned and operated by BC Ferries in British Columbia, Canada.Located in the community of Horseshoe Bay, a neighbourhood of West Vancouver, the terminal provides a vehicle ferry link from the Lower Mainland to Vancouver Island, the Sunshine Coast, and to Bowen Island, a small island in the southern part of Howe Sound.
On May 26, 2023, a 36-year-old Surrey man was arrested at the Langdale ferry terminal by the RCMP for uttering threats after refusing to obey the directions of a BC Ferries staff member, driving his van aggressively, and boarding a ferry without permission. The man was banned from travelling with BC Ferries for 1 year. [61]
Queen of Alberni was built by Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd. in North Vancouver, British Columbia in 1976. She joined two other C-class ferries built in that year, Queen of Coquitlam and Queen of Cowichan.
MV Spirit of British Columbia is an S-class ferry, part of the BC Ferries fleet active along the British Columbia coast. It and Spirit of Vancouver Island represent the two largest ships in the fleet. The ship was completed in 1993 and serves the Tsawwassen–Swartz Bay route.