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Post by Dane on Nov 12, 2008 15:11:27 GMT -8
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Post by Mike C on Nov 13, 2008 18:46:25 GMT -8
I was kind of hoping for a change in cosmetic design... oh well, I guess it fits right in with the other two.
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Post by Neil on Nov 13, 2008 19:25:11 GMT -8
One of the world's most spectacular harbours, and we'll have three ferries where no one can go outside, and where the views out the side of the vessels is less than ideal. The Seabus ride should be as famous as the Staten Island ferries, but it can't be with the design we have. Really unfortunate.
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Post by Queen of Nanaimo Teen on Nov 13, 2008 23:23:02 GMT -8
This whole project makes me really happy! Keeping the design the same, I think is awesome. Why change a good thing? And the name thing, Awesome!
If I were to submit a name, it would definately be a Burrard ______ I think some neat ideas could be: Burrard Seal (and maybe some others I come up with later)
But I for sure think they should use a mammal that swims in the ocean (A whale may be a bit drastic, but.....)
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Post by Curtis on Nov 14, 2008 0:14:16 GMT -8
A Few "Burrard" Names to get people thinking... Burrard Orca Burrard Marmot Burrard Sea Lion
Now Some Salmon Burrard Names... Burrard Coho Burrard Chinook Burrard Sockeye Burrard Pink
Now straying a bit from "Burrard" and on to 2010 Burrard Olympic Spirit of 2010 Miga Quatchi Sumi
They're Sea "Busses" Right? Burrard NewFloater (Instead of NewFlyer) Nova Burrard (or Burrard Nova)
Now Some Random ones... Burrard Bus Burrard Catfish (It's a Catamaran...)
This last one is a joke on how they're chartering cruise ships as Hotels for the Olympics Burrard Hotel
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Post by Northern Exploration on Nov 14, 2008 7:18:37 GMT -8
How about Burrard Halibut? The inflateable lifeboats can be called Chips. ;D
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Post by Mike C on Nov 14, 2008 12:01:40 GMT -8
I wanted to name it Burrard Tuna... but my mom didn't like it very much...
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Post by Nickfro on Jan 5, 2009 16:52:31 GMT -8
Is there any visible evidence of the progress of the new Seabus at WMG's Victoria facilities? They say that the completion is due in the summer of 2009. However, after experiencing what occurred with the Island Sky, I'm not so certain on that completion target date, as broad as it is.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2009 17:47:17 GMT -8
Seabus is being built in the Aluminum Shop at the dry dock, the same shop where the Coast Guard Vessels and the Orcas (Navy Training Vessels) were built. There is nothing to see, as the work is being done inside.(Good for the workers at this time of the year, as the weather has been so cold.)
I heard that it would be complete by the end of September 2009.
Parts of the Seabus are also being built in Vancouver. The parts will be shipped to Victoria to be assembled here.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2009 22:27:45 GMT -8
According to a report in the January "Western Mariner", Victoria Shipyards is building the wheelhouse structure and the hulls. ABD Enterprises ( North Van?) is fabricating the crossover structure ( joining the two hulls) and the passenger cabin erected on top of it. In early Feb. the completed structure will be barged to Victoria Shipyards ( Esquimalt Graving Dock ) where it will receive the wheelhouse structure and then be transferred onto the hulls and completed there. Delivery is scheduled for late 2009.
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Post by ProudCanuck on Feb 6, 2009 13:46:35 GMT -8
New seabus has a name now: Burrard Pacific Breeze... Too busy in my opinion! From Translink Website: February 06, 2009Naming SeaBus III? It’s a Breeze!The third SeaBus vessel, expected to go into service this fall, is no longer “The Third SeaBus”. The “Burrard Pacific Breeze” has been chosen as the winning name in TransLink’s Name The SeaBus Contest. The name was submitted by Robert Waldman, an employee at Hastings Park Racecourse. “It was a no-brainer,” he says. “BC is Canada’s Pacific province, and ‘breeze’ suggests the tropical [influenced] weather we often get around here.” “It’s important for a vessel to have a name that gives an image of the area it serves,” says TransLink CEO Tom Prendergast, “especially when we can expect it to serve us for many decades to come. Burrard Pacific Breeze does just that, and I congratulate Robert on coming up with a name that is truly a winner.” Robert himself is a transit fan. “I take the bus to work every day,” he says, “even though the others at work laugh and say, ‘you’ve got a car – why take the bus?’ But I love not having the hassle of traffic.” Burrard Pacific Breeze was picked out of more than 1200 submissions during the entry period last fall. The Mayors of West Vancouver, North Vancouver District and North Vancouver City decided on a short list of six entries and members of the TransLink Online Advisory Panel www.translinklistens.bc.ca voted on the winner. Robert Waldman will get to take part in the official launching and christening ceremonies and ride on the inaugural voyage of the Burrard Pacific Breeze this fall. He also receives three three-zone monthly FareCards and that indescribable “special” feeling from knowing that the name he chose will be carried on one of Metro Vancouver’s more prominent, popular and practical icons. When the Burrard Pacific Breeze initially goes into service, the other two SeaBuses, Burrard Otter and Burrard Beaver, will take turns getting a full refit. Between them, the Burrard Otter and the Burrard Beaver provided over 5.5 million rides in 2008. Having all three SeaBuses in operation will allow an additional 800 people per hour to cross the harbour between Lonsdale Quay and Waterfront Station, in each direction. www.translink.bc.ca/About_TransLink/News_Releases/news02060901.asp
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Post by Dane on Feb 6, 2009 13:57:21 GMT -8
I don't LOVE it, but I don't hate it... at least it has a meaning even if somewhat abstract.
The other two finalists were Burrard Coast Salish Sea and Burrard Seal
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Post by Mac Write on Feb 6, 2009 14:54:58 GMT -8
Burrard Seal would have been perfect.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Feb 6, 2009 15:03:28 GMT -8
New seabus has a name now: Burrard Pacific Breeze... The "Febreeze". Great. Actually, I think that my OldSpice deodorant has a "Pacific Breeze" scent.
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Post by FNS on Feb 6, 2009 15:10:53 GMT -8
Burrard Seal would have been perfect. I agree. MV BURRARD SEAL would have been great. I guess that, with the naming of the new SeaBus MV BURRARD PACIFIC BREEZE, there will be such a powerful air conditioning system installed that'll blow strong breezes in the cabin. Ladies (and, some of us long haired men), you'll need a better brush for your hair after riding this one! ;D Breezy inside. What's next?!
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Post by ProudCanuck on Feb 6, 2009 15:15:48 GMT -8
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Post by Mill Bay on Feb 6, 2009 17:40:59 GMT -8
I don't LOVE it, but I don't hate it... at least it has a meaning even if somewhat abstract. The other two finalists were Burrard Coast Salish Sea and Burrard Seal It's too abstract... is it just me, or does there seem to be an all around dumbing down of any type of meaning these days. We just happened to get lucky with Burrard Pacific Breeze: it can mean something (maybe), whereas the other finalists are hardly intelligent, let alone worth our consideration. As for the Salish Sea... there is only so much catering we can do to satisfy a certain minority that insists on renaming things on the pretext that they will then not be offensive. They will never be satisfied, and the process itself is offensive, so we don't need another subtle hint/jab/sarcasm about it. And, the Burrard Seal has the feeling it was too artificially contrived, in an attempt to make it seem to blend in with the other two names of the current vessels, yet it just doesn't fit properly and sounds rather conspicuous for being a hollow attempt at finding meaning. They could have chosen many other animals that convey some sense of meaning, that people appreciate and feel actually represent something... seals aren't so graceful, and they're even more like pests, . I'd really like to know where these names keep coming from. Sure, this one was a contest, but who was making the final selections? Same thing with the Island Sky... come on! Didn't any of them go to school...? Read any books....? Take even one course in poetry to maybe learn to appreciate the difference between words the evoke beauty and meaning, and words that are empty? A name should mean something, and just randomly jamming two words together and saying it's a name is not really too intelligent or thoughtful. Case in point: the very fact that BCFerries devoted an entire paragraph of their press release to explain the very vague meaning and references of the Island Sky's name, proves that it really means nothing, because a significant, thoughtful name should instantly inspire its own meaning in the mind of the person who reads it or hears it.
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Post by WettCoast on Feb 6, 2009 18:21:14 GMT -8
I will get used to it (Burrard Pacific Breeze), but...
For starters the name is toooo long. Furthermore, I was really hoping that they would do what they did with the originals and commemorate another vessel from BC's early marine history.
This is the 7th vessel in a row where the names chosen really mean nothing.
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Post by D'Elete BC in NJ on Feb 6, 2009 20:39:44 GMT -8
Actually, if you take the letters B P B and find some other letters to follow, you get what she'll be about a week after entering service. ;D
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Post by DENelson83 on Feb 7, 2009 3:25:43 GMT -8
Actually, if you take the letters B P B and find some other letters to follow, you get what she'll be about a week after entering service. ;D
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Post by Northern Exploration on Feb 7, 2009 7:40:16 GMT -8
Actually, if you take the letters B P B and find some other letters to follow, you get what she'll be about a week after entering service. ;D I have no clue what he means either. Maybe some engineering short form. ;D One thing I do know is it doesn't stand for Best and Prettiest Bus.
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Post by FNS on Feb 7, 2009 13:34:22 GMT -8
Here we go with something that defines the letters "BPB":
"Buoyant Public Bus"
Definition:
A public bus that floats on water. Human or mechanical powered. Capable of doing the same as a public bus does on land: transport people from one side to the other in a harbour, river, or bay.
Found in the Ferrynut Dictionary on my dusty shelf. ;D
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Post by Northern Exploration on Feb 7, 2009 14:01:13 GMT -8
Here we go with something that defines the letters "BPB": "Buoyant Public Bus" Definition: A public bus that floats on water. Human or mechanical powered. Capable of doing the same as a public bus does on land: transport people from one side to the other in a harbour, river, or bay. Found in the Ferrynut Dictionary on my dusty shelf. ;D I have a feeling it will be something more *cough* colourful *cough* ;D.
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Post by Cable Cassidy on Feb 8, 2009 0:45:36 GMT -8
Makes me wonder if the guy who named it works for BC Ferries, since it's as bad as the "Island Sky" or "Coastal Series"
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Post by D'Elete BC in NJ on Feb 8, 2009 4:35:18 GMT -8
Here we go with something that defines the letters "BPB": "Buoyant Public Bus" Definition: A public bus that floats on water. Human or mechanical powered. Capable of doing the same as a public bus does on land: transport people from one side to the other in a harbour, river, or bay. Found in the Ferrynut Dictionary on my dusty shelf. ;D I have a feeling it will be something more *cough* colourful *cough* ;D. lol...GO Avians GO
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