FERRY STATUS: DISRUPTIONS

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LAST UPDATED (Tuesday, November 5, 6:02 pm):

BCGEU workers at Western Pacific Marine began job action on Sunday, November 3. 

Only essential travellers will be allowed to cross at the Kootenay Lake Ferry between Balfour terminal and Kootenay Bay Terminal. There will be three round-trip essential sailings from Monday to Friday and none on the weekends. Emergency vehicles will be allowed to cross for emergencies at any time. 

The essential sailings from Monday to Friday will be:

06:30 from Balfour

07:10 from Kootenay Bay 

08:10 from Balfour

09:00 from Kootenay Bay

16:30 from Balfour

17:20 from Kootenay Bay

The Glade and Harrop cable ferries will not be affected by job action at this time.

The following groups may travel during essential crossings:

  1. Persons crossing for medical treatments/appointments, including persons who cannot otherwise obtain pharmacy medication on the East Shore or Creston;
  2. Personnel necessary for the continued operation of medical services at the East Shore Community Health Centre;
  3. Students (up to and including Grade 12 students) crossing to attend classes at public or private school;
  4. Parents or guardians of students crossing for the purpose of dropping off or picking up students attending classes (excluding non-classroom or extracurricular school activities) at public or private school; and
  5. Personnel who are necessary for the operation of classes (excluding non- classroom or extracurricular student activities) and administrative/custodial staff at public or private schools.

We will let you know which routes are affected so check back regularly. 

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE LABOUR DISPUTE HERE

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Ferry route details- the following ferries are staffed by BCGEU members

Ferries operated by Western Pacific Marine

  • Kootenay Lake Ferry – between Balfour terminal and Kootenay Bay Terminal

  • Glade Cable – between Nelson and Glade

  • Harrop Cable – between Harrop and Proctor