Post by Ferryman on Sept 2, 2006 10:49:46 GMT -8
I just got back from a small drive down to the local Ferry dock, to see what's changed, since the Garibaldi II left. Well, it's quite a bit different, and all of the signs, like the Ferry schedule, and "Western Pulp", but the the ones on the dock are still up.
Here's a bit of a recap, to give some of the members some backgrounder info, who do not know anything about the Garibaldi II, and Darell Bay.
George Vancouver ventured up Howe Sound, and stopped at Darrel Bay to set up a camp.
Woodfibre is where the pulp mill is, and is located at the un populated side of Howe Sound. The only way to get there is by boat. So for the workers to get there, they needed a Ferry. What they used up until 1961, is beyond me. There was also a village right beside the mill, but the village ended up having to be closed down in the 1970s, and the buildings were either demolished, or used as storage for mill equipment.
The BC Transportations Salt water divisions, Albert J. Savoie was the first Ferry deployed on the route, not long after she was built in 1961. Just a short time later, a twin sister to the 'Savoie was built. This was the Garibaldi II. The Savoie was then moved to operate on other routes. The Garibaldi's passenger deck ended up being too small, and they added on to it a few years after she was built.
The Ferry service was open to the public, and there was no fare to pay.
In December of 2005, Western Pulp announced that the mill was shutting down at the end of January, and Ferry service will end sometime in March 2006. On the morning of March 19, the Garibaldi II sailed out of Darrel Bay for the last time, and now sits below the Second Narrows bridge, at the Allied Ship Builders.
Here is Darrel Bay, as of today, September 2nd.
Here's the interesting part....They've replaced the ramp, and it's still made to fit the Garibaldi II.
Here's a bit of a recap, to give some of the members some backgrounder info, who do not know anything about the Garibaldi II, and Darell Bay.
George Vancouver ventured up Howe Sound, and stopped at Darrel Bay to set up a camp.
Woodfibre is where the pulp mill is, and is located at the un populated side of Howe Sound. The only way to get there is by boat. So for the workers to get there, they needed a Ferry. What they used up until 1961, is beyond me. There was also a village right beside the mill, but the village ended up having to be closed down in the 1970s, and the buildings were either demolished, or used as storage for mill equipment.
The BC Transportations Salt water divisions, Albert J. Savoie was the first Ferry deployed on the route, not long after she was built in 1961. Just a short time later, a twin sister to the 'Savoie was built. This was the Garibaldi II. The Savoie was then moved to operate on other routes. The Garibaldi's passenger deck ended up being too small, and they added on to it a few years after she was built.
The Ferry service was open to the public, and there was no fare to pay.
In December of 2005, Western Pulp announced that the mill was shutting down at the end of January, and Ferry service will end sometime in March 2006. On the morning of March 19, the Garibaldi II sailed out of Darrel Bay for the last time, and now sits below the Second Narrows bridge, at the Allied Ship Builders.
Here is Darrel Bay, as of today, September 2nd.
Here's the interesting part....They've replaced the ramp, and it's still made to fit the Garibaldi II.
