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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>
Global News<p>B.C. ferry breaks down as commissioner announces 4 new vessels coming<br>The new vessels will replace the aging Queens of Alberni, New Westminster, Coquitlam, and Cowichan, which are the oldest major ships still in use.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transportation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/accident" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accident</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/BC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/BCFerries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCFerries</span></a><br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11106622/bc-ferry-commissioner-4-new-vessels/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/11106622/bc</span><span class="invisible">-ferry-commissioner-4-new-vessels/</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>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 Nanaimo (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>
Global News<p>Queen of New Westminster back in service after nearly 200-day outage<br>BC Ferries pulled the vessel from service in September, after its propeller detached due to structural fatigue.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transportation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/NewWestminster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewWestminster</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/BC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Traffic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Traffic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/BCFerries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCFerries</span></a><br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11082623/queen-of-new-westminster-bc-ferries/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/11082623/qu</span><span class="invisible">een-of-new-westminster-bc-ferries/</span></a></p>
Christopher Porter<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@apike" class="u-url mention">@<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="tag">#<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.
Global News<p>‘Part of island life’: Commuters making the best of Bowen ferry outage<br>BC Ferries confirmed Wednesday that sailings between the island and Horseshoe Bay would be cancelled on Thursday, following service outages on Tuesday and Wednesday.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transportation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Island" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Island</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Bowen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bowen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/HorseshoeBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HorseshoeBay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/BCFerries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCFerries</span></a><br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11005258/commuters-best-bowen-ferry-outage/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/11005258/co</span><span class="invisible">mmuters-best-bowen-ferry-outage/</span></a></p>
John Stonier<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@richardknott" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>richardknott</span></a></span></p><p> Living on the <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/westcoast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>westcoast</span></a> we dont have that kind of extreme weather, but either extreme cold or heat, being able to have <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> cabin climate control on in enclosed areas with is highly convenient. </p><p>Such as when waiting for unloading while on <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BCFerries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCFerries</span></a></p>
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