By Mick Sweetman, CHLY 101.7 FM Nanaimo, through an LJI grant from Canada-info.ca
Transit workers in Comox and Campbell River went on strike Friday morning citing wages as the key reason for the job action.
While this shuts down public transportation for tens of thousands of people, the union and employer agreed to keep operating the HandyDART buses for people with disabilities.
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BC Ferries announced a series of changes coming in 2027, including new vessels for the Campbell River and Cortes Island routes and the next steps towards electrifying the fleet.
“We’ve received approval from the ferries commissioner to procure four new vessels, hybrid electric, and they will bring new capacity into the system. This is great news. In addition to that, as part of this capital investment that will be electrifying, or putting a lot more power into, two routes that are going to eventually be able to run these hybrid battery electric vessels in the way that they’re built. For the purposes of the investment being announced today, it’s just two routes, Nanaimo to Gabriola and Campbell River to Quadra that will be serviced with this capacity to actually run these vessels in their electric form,” explained Nicolas Jimenez, CEO of BC Ferries.
Continue reading Changes coming to the local ferries in 2027, and directions for the years beyondOn Monday, Dec 11, the Strathcona Regional District will be holding an open house at Mansons Hall, pertaining to updating the Cortes Island zoning bylaws. This is the first of a series of steps that will also include a revision of the island’s Official Community Plan. The Friends of Cortes Island has prepared a 22 page study of suggested recommendations for revisions to Cortes Island’s plan for the future.
“It’s really critically important at this moment in history that we make sure that every decision made in the community plan is made taking climate change and climate adaptation into account,” said Forrest Berman-Hatch, author of the report.
Continue reading FOCI’s Recommendations for the Official Community PlanThere was a truck accident in the 1400 block of Whaletown Road, just outside of Squirrel Cove, yesterday.
Jane Campbell From BC Emergency Health Services informed Cortes Currents that the ambulance received a call at 9:56 AM and quickly responded.
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BC Ferries and the BC Ferry Authority have launched a joint visioning initiative called ‘Charting the Course,’ which may help shape the future of this service for years to come. In today’s story, Deborah Marshall, Executive Director for Public Affairs and Marketing for BC Ferries, describes the survey and also answered some specific questions about the Cortes and Quadra Island routes.
Continue reading Envisioning The Future of BC Ferries on the Cortes and Quadra Ferry Routes
