BC Ferries top incomes nearly double
Newsbot @ Tue Dec 21, 2010 3:55 am
Title: BC Ferries top incomes nearly double
Category: Business
Posted By: Hyack
Date: 2010-12-20 22:54:25
Canadian
Unicornlord @ Tue Dec 21, 2010 3:55 am
Geee I wonder why, over $100 bucks for a car and driver to the island....
Public_Domain @ Tue Dec 21, 2010 4:20 am
ASLplease @ Tue Dec 21, 2010 6:50 am
MrC, its politically incorrect to call a Ferry 'pretty disgusting'. You should try to be more tolerant of those kind of people. 
ShepherdsDog @ Tue Dec 21, 2010 7:00 am
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 @ Tue Dec 21, 2010 7:27 am
Shep, does walk on have a fee attached to it?
Nuggie77 @ Tue Dec 21, 2010 12:55 pm
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 @ Tue Dec 21, 2010 1:04 pm
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 @ Tue Dec 21, 2010 1:08 pm
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.
... 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 @ Tue Dec 21, 2010 1:28 pm
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.
... 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 @ Tue Dec 21, 2010 2:53 pm
Was anyone ever sued over that BC ferry crash where the captain was screwing when it ran a ground?
ASLplease @ Tue Dec 21, 2010 3:01 pm
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.
... 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 $42.50 for a two-axle automobile, with other rates for different types of vehicles. It is currently the most expensive toll bridge in North America by a wide margin.
EDIT: the fare is only for vehicules leaving PEI.
Thats true, I've always thought that was wrong. I think there is something fundamentally wrong with stopping someone from leaving a province with a vehicle when the vehicle was free to bring into the province.
Public_Domain @ Tue Dec 21, 2010 3:13 pm
raydan @ Tue Dec 21, 2010 3:15 pm
ASLplease ASLplease:
Thats true, I've always thought that was wrong. I dont think you have the right to stop someone from leaving a province with a vehicle when the vehicle was free to bring into the province.
It's to simplify collection, I guess... and it saves them money.
Easier and cheaper to collect 42.50$ once than 21.25$ twice.
You can checkout any time you like,
But you can never leave!
ASLplease @ Tue Dec 21, 2010 4:09 pm
Am I under arrest? no
Am I being detained? no
Then BYE!