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Title: BC Ferries top incomes nearly double
Category: Business
Posted By: Hyack
Date: 2010-12-20 22:54:25
Canadian

[Unicornlord]

Geee I wonder why, over $100 bucks for a car and driver to the island....

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[ASLplease]

MrC, its politically incorrect to call a Ferry 'pretty disgusting'. You should try to be more tolerant of those kind of people.

[ShepherdsDog]

Unicornlord Unicornlord:

Geee I wonder why, over $100 bucks for a car and driver to the island....

When I was living on the Island, I only took a car across twice during an eight year period, the rest of the time it was walk on. I was just as happy to stay there when I was home, as I did a fair bit of travelling while serving and while attending university. When I was a kid, my grandparents(who lived in Abbotsford) or my aunt and uncle who lived in Burnaby, would pick us up.

[ASLplease]

Shep, does walk on have a fee attached to it?

[Nuggie77]

ASLplease ASLplease:

Shep, does walk on have a fee attached to it?

Oh yes, there are no freebies with BC Ferries. Its about $14 to walk on one way.
If you think its expensive to just take your car, you should try pulling a trailer. It costs me a minimum of $200 each way for my pickup and trailer. Criminal.

[raydan]

5 cents to walk on the Halifax-Dartmouth ferry...


... but that was 50 years ago.

I just Googled it and it's still only $2.25 for an adult.

[andyt]

raydan raydan:

5 cents to walk on the Halifax-Dartmouth ferry...


... but that was 50 years ago.

I just Googled it and it's still only $2.25 for an adult.

Well the Seabus, in off peak hours is only $2.50 too.

They built a causeway to the 140,000 people of that joke of a province PEI, they should build one between the 750,000 on Vancouver Island as well.

[raydan]

andyt andyt:

raydan raydan:

5 cents to walk on the Halifax-Dartmouth ferry...


... but that was 50 years ago.

I just Googled it and it's still only $2.25 for an adult.

Well the Seabus, in off peak hours is only $2.50 too.

They built a causeway to the 140,000 people of that joke of a province PEI, they should build one between the 750,000 on Vancouver Island as well.

...the current toll rate is $42.50 for a two-axle automobile, with other rates for different types of vehicles. It is currently the most expensive toll bridge in North America by a wide margin.

EDIT: the fare is only for vehicules leaving PEI.

[DrRosen]

Was anyone ever sued over that BC ferry crash where the captain was screwing when it ran a ground?

[ASLplease]

raydan raydan:

andyt andyt:

raydan raydan:

5 cents to walk on the Halifax-Dartmouth ferry...


... but that was 50 years ago.

I just Googled it and it's still only $2.25 for an adult.

Well the Seabus, in off peak hours is only $2.50 too.

They built a causeway to the 140,000 people of that joke of a province PEI, they should build one between the 750,000 on Vancouver Island as well.

...the current toll rate is $42.50 for a two-axle automobile, with other rates for different types of vehicles. It is currently the most expensive toll bridge in North America by a wide margin.

EDIT: the fare is only for vehicules leaving PEI.

Thats true, I've always thought that was wrong. I think there is something fundamentally wrong with stopping someone from leaving a province with a vehicle when the vehicle was free to bring into the province.

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[raydan]

ASLplease ASLplease:

Thats true, I've always thought that was wrong. I dont think you have the right to stop someone from leaving a province with a vehicle when the vehicle was free to bring into the province.

It's to simplify collection, I guess... and it saves them money.
Easier and cheaper to collect 42.50$ once than 21.25$ twice.


You can checkout any time you like,
But you can never leave!

[ASLplease]

Am I under arrest? no
Am I being detained? no

Then BYE!