VICTORIA— As B.C. Transportation Minister Todd Stone heads to Ottawa with a shopping list for transportation needs, New Democrats are calling on him to bring back new money for our coastal ferry system. “Our transportation system is more than bridges …
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VICTORIA – A newly released email shows B.C. Ferries tried to hide an embarrassing exchange between their CEO and the B.C. Liberal transportation minister. In an email sent from B.C. Ferries CEO Mike Corrigan to Transportation Minister Todd Stone in …
No end in sight for ferry fare increases
VICTORIA – Families living on the coast will continue to pay more and get less when it comes to B.C. Ferries, says New Democrat transportation spokesperson Claire Trevena. “B.C. families living on our coast have watched life become much more …
Liberal transportation plan is no plan at all
VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberals’ so-called 10-year transportation plan is little more than a collection of nice pictures, vague comments and fact boxes, say the New Democrats. “Only a Christy Clark government would call this a plan,” said Claire Trevena, …
North Coast MLA secures promise that ferries minister will scrap discriminatory cabin pricing on northern routes
PRINCE RUPERT – After questioning in the legislature by North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice, Transportation Minister Todd Stone has committed to removing pricing that discriminates against passengers in wheelchairs travelling on northern ferry routes. “Earlier this week, I asked Minister …
Liberal ferry cuts cost more than they save: study
VICTORIA— An economic impact study released Monday shows B.C. Liberal ferry cuts have cost more than they saved in the Cariboo-Chilcotin Coast region. “It’s hard to take the Liberals at their word anymore, they know what to say, but then …
Proposed cut shows B.C. Liberals still not listening to ferry users
VICTORIA — Minister of Transportation Todd Stone showed yesterday that he knows what to say, but does what he wants. “Just seven months ago, Minister Stone promised to maintain vehicle service between Horseshoe Bay and Nanaimo. But yesterday we learned …
Letter on ferry fare hikes from Claire Trevena to the Minister of Transportation
New Democrat spokesperson for transportation and ferries, Claire Trevena, sent Minister of Transportation Todd Stone the following letter expressing her concern about the Liberal government’s reckless ferry fare increases. Dear Minister Stone, Two weeks ago, the Union of British Columbia …
Report shows B.C. Liberal ferry policies are costing the province
A report released today shows that B.C. Liberal hikes to ferry fares are causing economic damage across the province, say the New Democrats. “This new report does the work the government should have done years ago. It connects the dots …
Op-ed: Workers in Poland, not B.C., will benefit from ferry-building deal
By Claire Trevena Just three years ago, Premier Christy Clark told British Columbians our provincial shipbuilding industry was on the rise – so much so, she suggested, we may never have to build another ferry outside our province. “One of …