GABRIOLA FERRY INFORMATION SITE
Introduction
Consultation Input
From the residents
Archives
Links
Interesting Explanations of Principles
Essential Services
Highway Equivalency
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
Published in Newspapers
Driftwood - Dec. 24 2013
Massive Ferry Protests Loom
MetroNews - Dec. 2 2013
Nanaimo Ternimal will not close
Times Colonist - Aug. 25, 2011
Ferries' crisis threat to region
Times Colonist - July 20, 2011
No Obvious Fix for Flaws
Islands Tide - June 2, 2011 Patrick Brown
Fare increases can devastate coastal communitie
CBC News - May 28, 2011
Coast Reporter - May 27, 2011
Drifwood Etidorial - May 25, 2011
metronews.ca - May 20, 2011
bclocalnews.com - May 20, 2011
thenorthernview.ca - May 19, 2011
ATV.ca news clip - May 19, 2011
CBC News - May 19, 2011
thetyee.ca - May 19, 2011
Driftwood - Feb 23, 2011
BCIT and BC Ferries new agreement Feb 22, 2011
The Northern View - Feb 22, 2011
Times Colonist - Feb 15, 2011
Globe & Mail - Feb 19, 2011
Ladysmith Chronicle - Feb 14, 2011
North Shore News - Feb 13, 2011
Vancouver Sun - Feb 11, 2011
Nanaimo Daily News - Feb 11, 2011
Bowenislandundercurrent.com, Feb. 11, 2011
The Province - Feb 9, 2011
Driftwood editorial- Feb 9, 2011
Drifwood, Ferry Fares Loom... Feb 9, 2011
Drifwood, FACC Service Revisions Feb 9, 2011
Vancouver Sun - Feb 9, 2011
Times Colonist - Feb 9, 2011
Vancouver Sun - Feb 8, 2011
Times Colonist - Feb 8, 2011
Nanaimo News - Feb 7, 2011
Nanaimo Daily News - Feb 7, 2011
Coast Reporter - Feb 7, 2011
Vancouver Sun - Feb 7, 2011
Letters to Editors
May 24 Goldstream News Gazette - BC Ferries should return to core business
Feb 24 The Daily News - Moving ferries to Duke Point
Feb 23 The Gulf Islands Drifwood -
Islands need ferry-supported vibrant economy
Feb 22 The Province - Tolls are justified
Feb 13 Times Colonist - Bridges could shorten ferry routes
Feb 12 Times Colonist - One ferry is free, fares soar on sister ship
Feb 8 Times Colonist - Gulf Island residents pay for Ferries' largesse
Feb 4 Vancouver Sun - Treat ferries like road
Individual Comments
Highways Capital Infrastructure
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
2013
Consultation Process