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Post by Dane on Oct 15, 2009 18:48:50 GMT -8
Given that "BC Ferries to have a ferry available to connect Darrel Bay to Horseshoe Bay" is plastered all over the Sea to Sky Olympic transportation plan, I too am fairly certain they're connected. Also considering the ONLY money being spent in the corridor right now is in support of 2010, I have a real hard time believing otherwise.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2009 20:10:10 GMT -8
I took a spin by Darrell Bay today. Almost all of the old berth right back to the gate has been removed. The outer dolphin is still standing but it has the brace piles cut so I guess it will be removed soon. There are 2 rigs working there, one has lots of pilings on it ( the remover ? ) and the other has lots of pipe, ( the builder?) I'll keep checking on their progress.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2009 15:49:31 GMT -8
Things are progressing at Darrell Bay, but not quite at an 'Olympic' pace.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2009 19:26:08 GMT -8
Not much change since last week.
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Post by hullnumbers on Nov 25, 2009 18:40:13 GMT -8
Yaahooo, Google earth has put up a aerial view of Darrel Bay/ Woodfibre mill terminals. Now can someone tell or show where the Garibaldi 2's stops were.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2009 14:21:48 GMT -8
November 25, 2009.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2010 14:40:14 GMT -8
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Post by lmtengs on Jan 6, 2010 17:44:16 GMT -8
Those look like floating ship-whackers, then... right?
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Post by Ferryman on Jan 20, 2010 22:12:53 GMT -8
Thought it would be fun to mention that the "New" Berth at Darrel Bay, is the Berth that used to be at Prince Rupert. Here's a pic of the berth not long before it was replaced with the current configuration. www.flickr.com/photos/psteeb/2815378956/
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 8, 2010 12:34:00 GMT -8
My wife and I were returning from our vacation trip last month, and we wanted to travel on some of the Olympic infrastructure that we had earlier (and will continue to...) paid for. So we drove the highway from Whistler to Squamish, enjoying the multilingual (with no French) highway signs and the fancy new roadwork. We decided to take the ferry route from Darrell Bay to Departure Bay, for something different. We drove to the terminal, and were pleased to see that we were first-in-line. Gosh, we were pretty smart travelers, we thought, as we waited for the Queen of Coquitlam to arrive at Darrell Bay. When she didn't arrive, we just presumed that there was heavy traffic on Route 2A for that day. So I took a few photos of the terminal, while we waited in line. We waited some more, and after cursing BC Ferries for the lack of a service notice, we decided to give up and move on to our 2nd choice for a ferry route to take us home to Nanaimo. I was excited about taking Route 2B instead, as I've never taken the Tachek from Porteau Cove to Departure Bay. I've heard that they don't run this route in the off-season and that they also don't run it mid-week. Sort of a Double-Jeopardy of idle days. As we neared the terminal, I got my BCF Experience Card ready, and we could see that the ferry had not yet arrived at the terminal. - Good, because I was a bit late for the noon sailing. As we drove into the terminal, we could tell that we would likely miss the sailing. The parking area was jam-packed already, and it even looked as if some people had been camping there overnight to secure a spot in line. - When will stupid BC Ferries wake up and start offering reservations on Route 2B. Rediculas !!! But BC Ferries is also kinda smart, because they use the loading ramp for picnic tables in-between sailings. That must have been a suggestion from the Porteau Cove Ferry Advisory Committee. Once we realized that there were too many people in-line in front of us, we decided to try our third choice, and drove to Horseshoe Bay, were we were finally successful in getting onto a ferry to come home.
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Post by lmtengs on Jun 20, 2011 18:44:32 GMT -8
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Post by glasseye on Aug 28, 2011 22:20:40 GMT -8
Porteau Cove emergency dock, winter 2011: Summer 2010:
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Post by lmtengs on Oct 9, 2011 19:35:19 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 31, 2011 14:45:14 GMT -8
For Woodfibre, Darrell Bay and Porteau Cove.
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Post by chinook2 on Oct 31, 2011 19:47:18 GMT -8
Oh what a treat it would be to see the Coq unloading in Darryl Bay....
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 25, 2012 18:08:54 GMT -8
Just copying this awesome photo of Darrell Bay terminal area here.
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Post by paulvanb on Oct 25, 2012 18:32:24 GMT -8
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2013 17:52:50 GMT -8
Why is so many ferry terminals not in use in Upper Howe Sound? Some photos of Porteau Cove ferry terminal.
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Post by DENelson83 on Feb 11, 2013 18:07:49 GMT -8
Why is so many ferry terminals not in use in Upper Howe Sound? No clue. Perhaps the Queen of Richmond is out for refit.
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Post by Mike on Feb 11, 2013 18:24:51 GMT -8
Why is so many ferry terminals not in use in Upper Howe Sound? No clue. Perhaps the Queen of Richmond is out for refit. Yes, she is in refit being prepared for the annual April 1st forum trip.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Feb 11, 2013 18:29:55 GMT -8
Why is so many ferry terminals not in use in Upper Howe Sound? Well, there are only 2. 1) Porteau Cove is an emergency terminal for if/when the Sea-to-Sky highway is closed multi-day because of something like a land-slide. 2) Darrell Bay was originally for the purpose of running the ferry (Garibaldi II) from Squamish to Woodfibre pulp mill, for the workers and for supply trucks. - then it was upgraded for an Olympics back-up plan in case the Sea-to-Sky highway was closed during the Olympics. It was set up for a C-Class ship to berth at Darrell Bay.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2013 18:35:17 GMT -8
Why is so many ferry terminals not in use in Upper Howe Sound? Well, there are only 2. 1) Porteau Cove is an emergency terminal for if/when the Sea-to-Sky highway is closed multi-day because of something like a land-slide. How does the dock take cars? What vessel runs the route in case of a Sea-to-Sky highway is closed? 2) Darrell Bay was originally for the purpose of running the ferry (Garibaldi II) from Squamish to Woodfibre pulp mill, for the workers and for supply trucks. - then it was upgraded for an Olympics back-up plan in case the Sea-to-Sky highway was closed during the Olympics. It was set up for a C-Class ship to berth at Darrell Bay. Could they use Darrel Bay as an emergency dock too?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2013 19:38:09 GMT -8
There's no pre-determined vessel to use in the event of a closure on Hwy-99.
PS...has a ferry ever been used to shuttle traffic during a closure on the Sea-to-Sky?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2013 20:56:01 GMT -8
I would have to do a bit of research to find the dates but there was a big slide just north of Brunswick Beach in the 1990's and the highway was closed for something like 10 days. BC Ferries eventually operated two boats on a continuous shuttle from Horseshoe Bay to Darrell Bay. I believe they used the Nicola and Salt Spring Queen. ( a friend of mine was Master on the latter .... he was returning from leave to Salt Spring Island and was grabbed in Swartz Bay and told fire the old girl up and to head for Howe Sound ASAP!) The conditions on the water were pretty bad due to huge amounts of debris coming from the creeks and rivers ... Darrell Bay was like a booming ground and it was difficult to get into the berth due to trees and stumps etc.Some of the commercial traffic for Squamish was brought to Woodfibre on Seaspan vessels ( with mill supplies) and transferred over to Darrell Bay on the Garibaldi II. It made for some interesting times having three boats operating from Darrell Bay but turnarounds were pretty quick with the small boats and it was taking a long time to get from Horseshoe Bay and back. ( 5 or 6 hour return under good conditions) Fuel oil was brought right up into the Government Dock at Squamish by Seaspan oil barge and pumped ashore to the Esso Bulk Plant.
I was in Darrell Bay running a water taxi when the first C class landed at the new berth. It was a flawless landing in spite of having an assist tug standing by! Quite a sight after all those years of mini ferries landing there.
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Post by Dane on Feb 11, 2013 21:45:43 GMT -8
How does the dock take cars? What vessel runs the route in case of a Sea-to-Sky highway is closed? Could they use Darrel Bay as an emergency dock too? To Question One - I do not fully understand the first question, however, if you mean "how does the dock take cars? There are benches in the middle of it!" The benches, and wooden barricades holding in the chain fence at the end of the dock all lift out with great ease. The parking lot, you may have noticed, is shaped like a holding compound for vehicles. It is not actually a very optimal parking lot. There is a design, paint, and barricades on hand to turn the parking lot into a staging area with relative ease and quickly. To Question Two - I believe this docked is still being somewhat maintained? Can anyone confirm? -- 22 Oct 90 - VESUVIUS QUEEN/NIMPKISH begin Darrel Bay – Horseshoe Bay shuttle service due to a severe Highway 99 washout near Porteau Cove. Ends 1 Nov 90. This is the only time I am 100% sure the service ran.
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