[From the Archives: July 9 2019]
As I was waiting for the ferry at Quathiaski Cove, my eyes were drawn to a trailer full of rough planking and an antique floating devise. They belonged to a BC Ferry captain from the Quadra to Cortes run. Randall Warnock spends a lot of time salvaging on British Columbia’s central coast.
Continue reading 2019: Salvaging On British Columbia’s Central Coast
Quadra ICAN is trying to gage the public support for a ride share program on Quadra, Cortes and Read Islands.
On their website, it states “Ride sharing is essentially carpooling. A driver offers a seat in their car to other community members seeking a ride to a similar destination. It is an environmentally conscious, cost effective, ferry line reducing and community building alternative mode of transportation.”
Continue reading Quadra ICAN: surveying the need for ride share on Quadra, Cortes and Read Islands
The ‘aha moment’ for Sue Bossley arrived last Fall. Her employers, the Access Point Marine Transportation Group, started a water taxi service between Lund and Cortes Island. This bridged the final gap in a what was now a continuous loop running through Powell River, Cortes Island and Campbell River. The North Salish Cycle Route was born.
Continue reading The North Salish Cycle RouteBC Ferry traffic on both the Cortes and Campbell River ferries were almost back to pre-COVID levels in 2021.
20,000 more vehicles sailed from Campbell River than the previous year and there were almost 4,600 more from Cortes Island.
Continue reading Ferry traffic getting back to pre-COVID levelsThe Whiskey Point Resort overlooks the ferry terminal at Quathiaski Cove, on Quadra Island. It’s driveway comes off a road that is often choked with Quadra and Cortes Island residents, as well as tourists, waiting to board the ferry. Never-the-less plans to add a 90 seat meeting room appeared to be moving forward, before it was brought before the Electoral Areas Services Committee (EASC) last June.
Continue reading Whiskey Point application to add a 90 seat meeting room sent back to SRD Board
