BC Ferries

Open letter by BC3 Coalition pushes for reduced walk-on ferry prices for students

$20 may seem like a nominal fee for one-way travel, but making multiple trips for family or work does impact students’ expenses and savings

BC Ferries high fares are leaving students stranded

Ferry travel may be priced like a luxury, but for many students, it’s a necessity. 

Can BC Ferries promise 22 extra sailings for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour?

Fans like me, who won the “Great TicketMaster War” and got tickets to this concert are threading friendship bracelets by the minute, tweaking details on elaborate costumes, researching merch booth…

Everything wrong with BC Ferries

Growing up on Saltspring Island, I have been at the mercy of BC Ferries since before I can remember. I’m certainly preaching to the choir by complaining about our local…

The chaos on roads created by snow is preventable

Amidst climate change, municipalities within the Greater Vancouver and Victoria regions should reconceptualize their snow-clearing approach.

Protesters shut down morning BC Ferries sailings in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en

Just before 6:00 a.m. on Jan. 20, protesters blockaded the BC Ferries terminal at Swartz Bay with banners, chants, and kayaks. Several sailings through Swartz Bay were significantly delayed or…

The BC Ferries survival handbook

How to make the most of your hour-and-a-half boat ride It’s that time of year again — students are soon to find themselves soliciting services from an organization that every Vancouver Island uncle…

B.C. Ferries prices to rise

The travel home for next month’s reading break just became a little bit more burdensome. As B.C. Ferries raise their fare prices by 3.5 per cent on Jan. 17, UVic…