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Post by Hardy on Feb 21, 2008 8:10:16 GMT -8
As I posted in another thread, I thought it might be fun to all become fiction writers and compose made-up "Queen of..." names for BCFS vessels which currently do not have that naming scheme. This is a "just for fun" or "just for the heck of it" exercise, but should foster some interesting discussion. I'll quote across my post from the other thread in the next post ... Enjoy!
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Post by Hardy on Feb 21, 2008 8:11:21 GMT -8
My original post .... For our own fun and amusement, perhaps we should instigate several polls over the next weeks (months?) to come up with HONOURARY "Queen-names" for BCFS vessels which currently are not regal in nonmenclature. Of course, these would be completely unofficial and for our internal fun and use only, but it might prove somewhat interesting. This could even extend as far as the K-class boats (but I would only get to them after the others are re-branded) with the caveat that we might want to reserve re-naming "other" vessels after areas where the K-classers currently operate and could potentially be 'nicknamed' after.
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Post by PCL Driver on Feb 21, 2008 11:05:48 GMT -8
Dan Murphy (from the Vancouver Province) did a comic story years ago about the Queen of Spuzzum...always liked that one...
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Post by ProudCanuck on Feb 21, 2008 12:37:52 GMT -8
Larry & Will used to always mention the Queen of MuchNeededRepair
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Post by Balfour on Feb 21, 2008 12:47:55 GMT -8
Queen of Rust, Queen of Abestos... Queen of <Insert random small town name here>
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Post by Hardy on Feb 21, 2008 13:49:00 GMT -8
Queen of Much-needed-repair is a common one and a good one.
I'd originally meant this thread to be more serious than coming up with bad nicknames ...
sort of like Coastal Renaissance == Queen of Parksville or Kuper == Kuper Queen
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along that line!
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Post by DENelson83 on Feb 21, 2008 16:01:13 GMT -8
I originally suggested "Queen of Chemainus" for the CR, "Queen of Colwood" for the CI, and "Queen of Courtenay" for the CC.
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Post by Hardy on Feb 22, 2008 8:15:33 GMT -8
Which ferry would receive the following names?
Queen of Kelowna Prince George Princess Queen of Kamloops Vernon Queen Queen of Golden
I know I have only covered a few cities/towns. Some have good water/lake access, others not so much. What makes a good naming scheme, and how are the names distributed within it?
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Post by DENelson83 on Feb 22, 2008 10:52:22 GMT -8
Queen of Dease Lake? The guys at Deas Dock might like that.
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Post by tom98250 on Feb 28, 2008 8:00:22 GMT -8
I kind of like the sound of "Queen of Salmon Arm."
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Post by Balfour on Feb 28, 2008 8:10:59 GMT -8
Queen of Golden has nice ring to it. Named after a great ski town as well
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Post by Hardy on Feb 28, 2008 11:11:27 GMT -8
Well, soon we will have our Queen of Flensburg II arrive ...
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Post by Queen of Nanaimo Teen on Feb 28, 2008 17:09:14 GMT -8
Ooh, I'm glad somebody put Vernon on there, as that is where I live!
I think using some of the names from the interior would be a good idea.
I also put in Queen of Chemainus as a name, it has a nice ring to it. So does Queen of Kelowna
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Post by Mike C on Feb 28, 2008 17:40:47 GMT -8
Queen of Whalley... now THERE'S a lovely way to have people remember our province...
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Post by BreannaF on Feb 28, 2008 18:49:15 GMT -8
I really hope it never happens, but I wouldn't be surprised if someone down at the Queen of Fort Street has not at least had this go through their heads: If we can get big companies to pay large sums of money to sponsor the names of pieces of our infrastructure (i.e. General Motors Place, and so on), then why couldn't our "private" BCFS sell the names of the fleet. For example: - Telus Queen.
- Queen of ScotiaBank.
- Queen of Molson.
- Coastal Tim Hortons.
- Queen of Metrotown. Or the Queen of Richmond Centre for that matter. ;D
And in a special nod to the fact that BC Ferries is advertising with the Canucks this year, we present the Queen of Orca Bay.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Mar 2, 2008 9:34:41 GMT -8
Some more names that we likely won't see on a BC Ferry:
- Haddington Reef Queen
- Gunboat Passage Queen
- Collinson Reef Queen
- Sewell's Queen
- Queen of Gil Island
- Sainty Point Queen
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Post by Dane on Feb 20, 2009 23:59:58 GMT -8
- The Island's name is Salt Spring, is it not? Wikipedia did not clear this up. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Spring_Island- In the very few photos I have, and have see of the vessel named after the Island there appears to be a space. - BC Ferries now, generally, but not always uses no space when referring to the place. What's the answer here?
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Post by DENelson83 on Feb 21, 2009 0:02:53 GMT -8
I think of "Saltspring" as one word. Canada Post accepts it either as one word or two. I think it's a simple policy of deliberate ambiguity. Some people choose to write it as one word, others as two. It's their choice.
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Post by Dane on Feb 21, 2009 0:04:38 GMT -8
Gah, I can't believe that still happens!
I have always wondered but just sort of figured I was an idiot and let it slide without looking anything up. Then tonight I was staring at a photo of the Salt Spring Queen in Favelle's "The Queens of British Columbia" where the photo clearly shows a space, and the heading does not. My feeling of self worth increased.
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Post by WettCoast on Feb 21, 2009 8:46:23 GMT -8
According to the Akrigg's (GPV & Helen) in their definitive book British Columbia Place Names (Sono Nis Press) it is one word - Saltspring. On page 264 of that book it says that 'Saltspring' was made official in 1905.
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Post by WettCoast on Feb 21, 2009 8:58:55 GMT -8
More from www.vancouverisland.com/regions/towns/?townid=257"Is the island named Saltspring or Salt Spring? The Oxford Dictionary of Canadian Place Names indicates it was called Salt Spring Island by the Hudson's Bay Company in the early 1800s. In 1910 the name was changed to Saltspring by the Geographic Board of Canada (now the Geographical Names Board of Canada), which often fused multiple-word place names. So, officially it is one word, but local usage tends to prefer two words, although it is not unanimous. Canada Post accepts both spellings of the name."
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Post by electrotech on Feb 21, 2009 19:50:30 GMT -8
If you're a local... its "Salt Spring".
Its also gives reason to the short form, "SSI".
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Post by Northern Exploration on Feb 21, 2009 20:01:04 GMT -8
Toronto has the same controversy with no end in sight. Many people here call the area east of downtown and in an area down by the lake, "The Beaches." Other people who live in the area call it "The Beach." Well to be honest there are a couple of beaches so I guess that is where the controversy comes in. They had some sort of poll or pronouncement to decide it and the result came out as "The Beach." Now quite possibly it will take a while to take effect but people still call it both.
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Post by Quatchi on Feb 21, 2009 20:14:00 GMT -8
The 2006 Census shows it as one word "Saltspring Island".
Cheers,
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Post by WettCoast on Feb 21, 2009 21:28:28 GMT -8
Re the name of the ferry... I have two photos of the 'Salty' that show her name as Salt Spring Queen. One is from 1970 and the other from 72. The Bannermans' book calls her Saltspring Queen in at least 4 references. Favelle's book also calls her Saltspring Queen, but includes a photo showing the name as Salt Spring Queen.
The official name for the island is clearly Saltspring. It looks as if BC Ferries erred when they put the name on the ferry as three separate words.
BTW, one time senior master of the Queen of the North, Captain James Butterfield, started his days with BC Ferries working on the Salty.
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