Final report - Integrated Land Management Bureau
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Source: British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.<br />
Transportation Assessment of the Central & North Coast of BC<br />
TABLE 2-10: BC FERRIES’ TRAFFIC VOLUMES ON ROUTES 10 AND 40 TO THE CENTRAL COAST,<br />
FISCAL YEAR 2007/08<br />
Table 2-10 shows that in fiscal year 2007/08, during the winter months, 2,748<br />
passengers travelled from Port Hardy to the Mid Coast and 801 travelled from<br />
Prince Rupert on Route 10. Almost half of northbound passengers from Port Hardy<br />
were destined for the Mid Coast, and 22 percent of southbound passengers<br />
originating from Prince Rupert. Over 60 percent of the sailings that departed the<br />
Mid Coast were southbound for Port Hardy. These passenger movements<br />
underscore the strong connection between the communities of the Central Coast<br />
and Port Hardy.<br />
The Queen of Prince Rupert will be decommissioned in the spring of 2009, and<br />
replaced by the Northern Adventure which is presently being refitted. 36 Later in<br />
the spring or summer of 2009, Route 10 will be taken over by the 150 metre MV<br />
Northern Expedition, BC Ferries’ newest vessel. The Northern Expedition has the<br />
capacity for 130 vehicles and 600 passengers, and can deliver a cruise experience<br />
with its 55 staterooms and improved food services. The ports at Prince Rupert,<br />
Port Hardy, Skidegate and Bella Bella are being or have been reconfigured to<br />
accommodate this new, larger vessel. But no changes have yet been made at<br />
smaller communities such as Klemtu or Shearwater, which cannot accommodate a<br />
36 December 2008.<br />
To Central Coast<br />
Destinations<br />
To Port Hardy or<br />
Prince Rupert<br />
Route Vehicles Passengers Vehicles Passengers<br />
Route 10 (Winter) - October to April<br />
Departs Bear Cove (Pt. Hardy) 829 2,748 1,089 2,905<br />
Departs Prince Rupert 91 801 1,076 2,777<br />
Departs Central Coast communities 164 751 646 2,739<br />
Route 10 (Summer) – May to September<br />
Departs Bear Cove (Pt. Hardy) 244 811 4,691<br />
Departs Prince Rupert 28 270 4,878<br />
16,44<br />
1<br />
18,63<br />
3<br />
Departs Central Coast communities 16 132 185 844<br />
Route 40 (Summer) - June to September<br />
Departs Bear Cove (Pt. Hardy) 1,366 4,181 0 0<br />
Departs Central Coast communities 190 904 1,602 4,730<br />
Chisholm Consulting 24
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