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Post by Hardy on Aug 8, 2007 8:09:17 GMT -8
While it is always good to have a back-up and contingency plan, and have as much redundancy as possible, it is not always best to advertise or make public what these plans are.
I understand the spirit of this discussion, insofar as just examining the possibilities and seeing if there have been any plans or discussions concerning the alternative of USING Deas as more than a refit/maintenance facility.
I would think that just about anything would be possible, should the need arise, but with the limitations of Deas that have already been mentioned, I would think that it would not be a preferred option under any circumstances. However, it is not to say that it is not possible, nor that it would ever happen should "push come to shove".
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Post by WettCoast on Jun 23, 2007 18:58:18 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jun 23, 2007 19:34:54 GMT -8
re Jim's photo of HSB from 1977:
That would be berths #2 & #3, because berth #1 would be double-decked.
I fondly remember those Ramp-structures covered in the blue-metal. The contrast between #2's blue-covered and #3's uncovered look is interesting.
Was the metal covering just for aesthetics?
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Post by biff on Jun 23, 2007 20:50:55 GMT -8
re Jim's photo of HSB from 1977: That would be berths #2 & #3, because berth #1 would be double-decked. I fondly remember those Ramp-structures covered in the blue-metal. The contrast between #2's blue-covered and #3's uncovered look is interesting. Was the metal covering just for aesthetics? You know? I've always wondered that too. Just what purpose DID those metal coverings serve? Looking at that pic of the Nanny in Berth 2 (Yes, you can tell it's berth 2 because if it's 1977, & it WAS Berth 1, you'd see the upper car ramp) But it got me thinking; The Nanny's interior configuration would remain virtually unchanged for the next 20 YEARS! Aside from the carpets being replaced in 1990 & new seat coverings, her lounges & Newsstand & Cafeteria all were exactly the same in 1997, as they were in 1977. Only in 1999/2000 did they start refurbishing her interior. But of all the Burnaby class vessels, she was the one tampered with, the least. (New West lifted 1991, BBY sold & refurbished in 1993) - Fenk wistful  |
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Post by Northern Exploration on Jun 24, 2007 5:40:36 GMT -8
Wow. I love that pic. Forgot about the BC Ferries blue structures on the sides of the ramp. We too often went to Horseshoe Bay and watched the ferries come and go. Quite often on Sunday afternoons. Also for picnics or to make ice cream in our churn in Lighthouse Park. Great view of the ferries coming or going from the strait. We often did the trip one way on Marine Drive and then the highway the other. By 1977 though we had moved east so it was before then. Every visit back now includes a drive to Horseshoe Bay and Trolls is usually in the cards. Friends now know to ask, "are we meeting at White Spot, driving to Trolls, or if in the evening see you at the Fish House." ;D
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Post by Barnacle on Jun 24, 2007 16:14:46 GMT -8
I can only hazard a guess as to the metal coverings--the first one would be to discourage pigeons and other birds.
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Post by WettCoast on Dec 4, 2007 22:51:20 GMT -8
Horseshoe Bay Terminal - c 1960  That must be the toll booth on the right. From the BC Ferries publication Fleet Bulletin - June 1971 (DOT collection) |
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Post by Curtis on Dec 6, 2007 13:58:12 GMT -8
Nice. All the way back when Horseshoe Bay was just a little baby sized terminal
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Post by WettCoast on Jul 17, 2008 18:18:53 GMT -8
Another old view from Horseshoe Bay....  Sunshine Coast Queen discharging traffic at Berth 2, & Queen of Coquitlam entering the bay - 7 September 1976 photo © JST - hosted on Flickr |
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Post by Kahloke on Jul 17, 2008 18:40:18 GMT -8
Wow! That's a beauty - a rare shot, too. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by Curtis on Jul 17, 2008 20:53:58 GMT -8
Amazing Photo! Great to see a comparison of the big double ender, the Suzie-Q and the bigger double ender, the Coquitlam.
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Post by DENelson83 on Dec 21, 2008 22:39:51 GMT -8
What's with the construction work at Horseshoe Bay at 1:05 into this video? A big crane is dumping rocks into the bay next to berth 1. This video was shot July 24, 2008. ca.youtube.com/watch?v=zPdXnJJW3r4 |
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Post by Ferryman on Dec 21, 2008 22:42:01 GMT -8
Extra protection from the wash from the Ferries at the little docks adjacent to the terminal.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 20, 2009 21:31:18 GMT -8
The garden at Horseshoe Bay |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Dec 12, 2009 9:54:04 GMT -8
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Post by DENelson83 on Dec 12, 2009 10:17:38 GMT -8
Horseshoe Bay berths 1 and 3 should get identical gardens. Why should berth 2 hog all the green stuff?
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Post by Mill Bay on Dec 12, 2009 10:35:17 GMT -8
Horseshoe Bay berths 1 and 3 should get identical gardens. Why should berth 2 hog all the green stuff? Try, because every other spot between the berths is covered in concrete, or is just a straight drop-off into the water. Berth 2 just got lucky being where it is beside the terminal tower building. |
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Post by DENelson83 on Dec 12, 2009 12:51:16 GMT -8
Then why not bolt some out-of-the-way concrete containers to the existing concrete, fill them with soil, and add some plants.
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Post by Neil on Dec 12, 2009 15:26:42 GMT -8
Then why not bolt some out-of-the-way concrete containers to the existing concrete, fill them with soil, and add some plants. ? As far as I know, that little garden is an staff-initiated project, and isn't a part of general terminal beautification. |
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Post by DENelson83 on Dec 12, 2009 18:21:02 GMT -8
So it's an unofficial under-the-table side project at HSB, eh?
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Post by lmtengs on Jul 4, 2010 12:37:14 GMT -8
Horseshoe Bay terminal pic from June 28th:  |
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Post by glasseye on Aug 13, 2010 16:44:30 GMT -8
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Post by Ferryman on Aug 23, 2010 12:00:23 GMT -8
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Post by lmtengs on Sept 4, 2010 20:51:21 GMT -8
Some photos from Horseshoe Bay from awhile ago: I have a photo from that new Polish Sausage factory that BC Ferries built in Horseshoe Bay Terminal. What money-making scheme will they think up next?   The waiting room:  Some of BC Ferries' ramped-up security in the foot-passenger area of HSB:  |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Sept 11, 2010 20:09:27 GMT -8
Photo from the booklet "BC Ferries - Exploring British Columbia's Coastal Waterways". The photography and publishing was done by John L. Barnard Photographs Ltd. of Sidney BC Horseshoe Bay in the late 1970's or early 1980's. - berth 1 is the only one that is double-decked.  |
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