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Transportation Assessment of the Central & North Coast of BC Rupert on Route 10 (Inside Passage) does not stop between these two communities during the summer season. During the winter, the Route 10 service stops at Bella Bella, Klemtu, Ocean Falls, and Shearwater, as well as Prince Rupert and Port Hardy. Since Kitkatla does not have BC Ferries service, it does not have direct access to tourists who travel on the Route 10 ferry, can not move vehicles between Kitkatla and Prince Rupert except by barge, and must use barge service to move freight between the two communities. The band council and administration (through the Gitxaala Harbour Authority) has a small float dock that requires upgrading. A fuel station is needed along with improvements to the float dock and dredging of the channel leading into the dock which services the float plane service, fish boats, and personal vessels. Although the consolidation of the fishing industry and licence buyback programs have severely curtailed the number of fishing vessels in remote communities like Kitkatla and reduced demand for capacity and services at small craft harbours, they continue to fulfill a very important role in these communities like Kitkatla where transportation infrastructure and services is limited. ► Issue: Route 10 has potential to increase its capacity utilization during the summer The summer season on Route 10 service between Prince Rupert and Port Hardy starts in mid-May and continues through mid-September. The ferry makes 3.5 round trips per week during this season. These are the peak traffic months for this service as vacation trips outnumber other trip purposes and non-coastal residents outnumber coastal residents (see the tables below). TABLE 4-1: TRIP PURPOSE OF PASSENGERS ON BC FERRIES ROUTE 10 SERVICE Source: BC Ferries 2003 Work Related Vacation Shopping Visiting Summer 6% 86% 1% 6% Winter 34% 34% 15% 19% Chisholm Consulting 88
TABLE 4-2: RESIDENCY OF PASSENGERS ON BC FERRIES ROUTE 10 Source: BC Ferries 2003 Transportation Assessment of the Central & North Coast of BC Coastal BC Other BC Other Canada United States International Summer 8% 20% 10% 18% 44% Winter 62% 31% 1% 4% 2% The surge in summer visitors on Route 10 is due in part to Prince Rupert’s links to several Alaska communities via the Alaska Marine Highway System, as well as VIA Rail’s Skeena service from Jasper and Easter Canada. BC Ferries can also take credit for their improved efforts to market the vacation experiences that are possible on their Northern Services, including some joint marketing with other entities, such as VIA Rail. Since the coming on-stream of the Northlands cruise ship terminal, the tourism excursion products in the Prince Rupert area have been expanded and enhanced by local businesspersons and others to meet the demand from the new visitors. The cruise ship business has heightened the awareness of the local business community and community leadership in the current and potential contribution of tourism to the area’s wellbeing. Starting in summer season 2009, the new Northern Expedition will go into service on this route, offering 55 staterooms and an expanded range of food services, offering a cruise vacation experience. Local tourism leaders see an increase in weekly round trips by BC Ferries, in combination with additional marketing of this wilderness cruise vacation experience by BC Ferries and local partners, as a tremendous business opportunity to increase ferry capacity utilization. ► Issue: New Fairview Bay terminal and dock needed The City of Prince Rupert owns and operates the dock for its Digby Island ferry service, which is also used by the Spirit of Lax Kw’alaams ferry service, and the dock and terminal used by the Alaska Marine Highway Ferry Service. The Digby Island ferry dock will be re-built as part of the proposed Tsimshian Access project, and the Lax Kw’alaams band council wants to build a dock for its ferry service at Aero Point (discussed earlier) and leave Fairview Bay. The City of Prince Rupert plans to divest itself of ownership and maintenance of the Digby Island ferry dock and the Alaska ferry dock and terminal, from which it earns no revenue. It has proposed the construction of a terminal and dock facility at Fairview Bay that would accommodate BC Ferries, VIA Rail, a Chisholm Consulting 89
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary
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