BC Ferries Service Improvements Planned for 2023-2026

infrastructure · 2023-2026 · Hornby-Denman and Denman-Buckley Bay ferry routes

BC Ferries announced plans to improve ferry service including operating the Quinitsa on Route 22 (Hornby-Denman) in summer 2023, moving the Kahloke to Route 21 (Denman-Buckley Bay) to assist the BSC during peak season, expanding the BSC to carry at least 70 cars by 2024 or 2025, converting the BSC to electric power, and placing a new Island Class ferry on Route 22 in 2026.

Sources

• “BC Ferries has agreed to the following changes...1. The Quinitsa will be operational on R. 22 (Hornby-Denman) the summer of 2023...5. A new Island Class ferry will be placed on R. 22 in 2026.” — The Islands Grapevine – September 8th, 2022 (September 8th, 2022)

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