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[2] [3] The 13-day strike began on 1 July and prevented the movement of cargo at thirty 30 port terminals and other sites in the province with over 7,400 workers on strike [3] [4] over wages, pensions, "contracting and automation". [5] The trade disruption amounted to approximately $500 million daily, according to Canadian Manufacturers ...
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]
Strikes are planned for today, Thursday 2 January and every Sunday from 12 January to 25 March. Ferry services are also disrupted.
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BC ferries later obtained a preemptive injunction to prevent anticipated future demonstrations from blocking Vancouver–Victoria ferry service. [ 70 ] Once the RCMP began to take down the Wetʼsuwetʼen blockades, protests sprang up across Canada in solidarity with the hereditary chiefs and the land defenders.
February 14 – BC Ferries obtains a preemptive injunction to prevent anticipated future demonstrations from blocking Vancouver-Victoria ferry service. [43] February 15 – The rail blockade of Prince Rupert is lifted. [12] February 15 - Over 200 people block Macmillan Yard - the second largest railyard in Canada - in solidarity [44]
The log strike damaged both propellers, necessitating dry-docking the vessel for repairs. She was replaced by the smaller ferry Nimpkish. [16] In April 2020, BC Ferries announced that Northern Sea Wolf would not run during the 2020 season due to decreased travel during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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 .