Delta Police say the RCMP's Explosive Disposal Unit has determined a suspicious package found aboard a BC ferry is not an explosive device. Constable Ciaran Feenan says police were notified around 3:00 Sunday afternoon. The package was found shortly before the ship docked at Tsawwassen -- the ferry was coming from Swartz Bay. "And shortly after … [Read more...]
Ferry evacuated, sailings cancelled after bomb threat against Queen of Coquitlam
June 2, 2012 by
A bomb threat against the Queen of Coquitlam ferry at Nanaimo’s Departure Bay terminal has cancelled sailings and forced officials to evacuate the boat. "There's a bomb threat, we just got turned away and were sent to Duke Point. We were just sitting in line to go there, and they're just sending us over to Duke Point,” says one caller … [Read more...]
Paul Gauguin Cruises’s Deals on South Pacific Sailings and More
May 18, 2012 by
Need an excuse to cruise the South Pacific? Look no further. Paul Gauguin Cruises is offering amazing deals (one is just through Saturday, May 19!) on 7- to 14-night sailings in the region. Fodor's Travel News … [Read more...]
B.C. windstorm knocks out power, several ferry sailings cancelled
March 12, 2012 by
VANCOVUER, B.C. - A windstorm lashing B.C.'s south coast has knocked out power to at least 44,000 people and forced the cancellation of several B.C. Ferry sailings. Environment Canada has issued a wind warning for the region, with winds on Vancouver Island and the Metro Vancouver regions expected to reach up to 100 kilometres an hour in some … [Read more...]
Paul Gauguin Completes Renovation; Announces 2013 Sailings
February 28, 2012 by
Luxury small-ship cruise line Paul Gauguin knows the South Pacific. In fact, they're the longest continually operating cruise line to ply the waters of the region, and certainly amongst the top-rated. Not to rest on its laurels, the cruise line has announced the completion of a sweeping $ 7 million dollar renovation aboard the 332-passegner … [Read more...]
Engine trouble scrubs two B.C. ferry sailings
January 13, 2012 by
VANCOUVER - BC Ferries has cancelled two Friday morning sailings of the Queen of Oak Bay after the vessel had engine trouble while travelling between Nanaimo and the Mainland, Thursday evening.Passenger Ryan Mackenzie says the ferry came to an abrupt stop and fire alarms began to sound as smoke seeped upward from the engine room.There was no fire, … [Read more...]
Proposed cuts in BC Ferries sailings bad news for casual workers
August 25, 2011 by
The BC Ferry and Marine Workers Union says cutting 400 sailings a year will take a big toll on casual workers. President Richard Goode says those people are bound, by contract, to be available to work, but won't be given shifts.He adds the union is just about to go into wage re-opener discussions with the Ferry Corp., and thinks the … [Read more...]
BC Ferries floats plan to cut 400 sailings
August 25, 2011 by
VICTORIA — BC Ferries is looking to cut as many as 400 sailings per year due to financial losses that are largely a result of declining traffic and passenger levels. David Hahn, the company’s chief executive officer, said that’s a small fraction of the 10,000 sailings the corporation runs per year, but he said the financial picture will likely get … [Read more...]
