Final report - Integrated Land Management Bureau

Transportation Assessment of the Central & North Coast of BC
TABLE 2-11: AVERAGE SUMMER VOLUMES ON NORTHERN BC FERRY ROUTES, FISCAL YEARS
2002/03 AND 2007/08
Source: British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.
OTHER WATER TAXI SERVICES
A Wuikinuxv band member operates a private, non-scheduled water taxi that
provides periodic limited passenger and freight service to a maximum of 3,000 kg.
It transports passengers, food and supplies frequently between Port Hardy and
Wuikinuxv. Shearwater Marina has two water taxis. One of these offers scheduled
trips between Bella Bella and Denny Island, and transports children to school. The
other is a 12-passenger vessel that can be chartered for a variety of uses. Health
Bay and Kingcome are serviced by Port McNeill-based water taxis.
Either formal or informal chartered boat services are available in most coastal
communities to transport mainly residents when scheduled ferry and water taxi
services are inconvenient.
2.2.4 Cruise Ships
ROUTE 10 Port Hardy to Prince Rupert Prince Rupert to Port Hardy
Vehicles Passengers Vehicles Passengers
FY 2002/03 5,510 19,838 5,224 20,961
FY 2007/08 4,195 15,001 4,515 17,268
% change (02/03 to 07/08) -24% -24% -14% -18%
ROUTE 11 Prince Rupert to Skidegate Skidegate to Prince Rupert
Vehicles Passengers Vehicles Passengers
FY 2002/03 4,717 13,650 4,619 13,450
FY 2007/08 4,348 12,170 4,233 11,975
% change (02/03 to 07/08) -8% -11% -8% -11%
The opening of the Port of Prince Rupert owned and operated Northlands Terminal
in 2004 marked the return of large cruise ships to Prince Rupert. Over the five-year
2004-2008 period, an average of approximately 86,000 passengers per season
visited Prince Rupert on their cruises between Seattle and Alaska.
The Port of Prince Rupert is now the fifth largest cruise ship destination in Canada.
The terminal is designed to accommodate vessels of up to 300 meters in length and
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