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Northern Spirit EXPLORING COASTAL B.C. NORTHERN SPIRIT H Time travelling along B.C.’s Northwest Coast ONLINE View this magazine CYCLISTS IN PARADISE GREENER SEAS at bcferries.com Exploring the Okanagan’s BC Ferries making the H agrarian roots switch to LNG GO for GETAWAYS NEW reduced offer! 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But most importantly, we pride ourselves on the people who make up our school, people like you. When you’re ready, we’ll be waiting. life.changing 1.877.778.6227 royalroads.ca Publication Name onBoard Created By RRU Brand Creative / AT Booked By Cossette Send Files To [email protected] Material Deadline 02/26/2015 RRU Contact Erin Evans Size 8.125” x 11” 250.391.2600 ext. 4291 Colour 4c [email protected] FIND YOUR INSPIRATION. VOTRE SOURCE D’INSPIRATION. parkscanada.gc.ca/gwaiihaanas facebook.com/gwaiihaanas parcscanada.gc.ca/gwaiihaanas facebook.com/gwaiihaanasFR When you’ve reached the edge of your world, ours begins For more info, see gohaidagwaii.ca email [email protected] call us at (250) 559-8050 FROM THE HELM Inbound A BC Ferries publication, the 2015/2016 edition of onBoard magazine is produced in co-operation with RandallAnthony Communications Inc. and Globe Edge, a division of The Globe and Mail’s Custom Content Group. A message from BC FERRIES Janet Carson, VP Marketing & Travel Services, Mike Corrigan BC Ferries Angela Soucie, Marketing Manager, BC Ferries PRESIDENT & CEO, BC FERRIES EDITORIAL TEAM Randall Mang, Editor elcome to the current BC Ferries a program that continually expands Susanne Martin, Managing Editor edition of BC Ferries has met and improves the company’s social and Scott Laing, Art Director onBoard magazine. its long- environmental performance. ADVERTISING SALES Whether it’s the views In this edition of our magazine, we Richard Deacon, National Business Development from our ship decks, the destinations term goal also unveil our new dual-fuel Interme- Manager, [email protected] Wwe reach, or behind the scenes, a lot of seeing diate Class Vessels, offering a glimpse GLOBE EDGE has been going on at BC Ferries. future fare into the future of our fleet – a fleet that Teena Poirier, Director, Client Engagement Among the highlights in this edition increases will operate more sustainably and offer Sean Stanleigh, Managing Editor, of onBoard you’ll discover the great es- new features that provide flexibility Globe Content Studio set at or Liz Massicotte, Program Manager cape and joy of a Prince Rupert sail and around loading and service enhance- drive excursion as told by author Bruce below the ments our passengers will enjoy. We Isabelle Cabral, Production Co-ordinator, The Globe and Mail Wishart. Award-winning author and en- expected hope visitors and residents will be as Sally Pirri, Director, Production, The Globe and Mail vironmental scientist Hans Tammemagi rate of proud of these new vessels as we are. describes the peace, history and natural BC Ferries’ commitment to connect No part of this magazine may be reproduced inflation. without written consent of the Publisher. beauty of the Gulf Islands National Park communities across our province is Views of the writers do not necessarily reflect those Reserve, while writer Steve MacNaull front and centre in everything we do. of the Publisher. takes readers on a bike tour of the A recently published report Canadian Postmaster, send address changes to Okanagan Valley’s heartland. (www.bcferrycommission.com) by the British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. #500, 1321 This edition also takes you inside BC independent BC Ferry Commission, Blanshard St., Victoria, BC, Canada V8W 0B7 Ferries, with articles on some of our most which regulates BC Ferries’ fares and Printing and pre-press by important initiatives, including the effort service levels on 24 saltwater routes, DM Digital +1 behind our move to switch two of our confirmed that BC Ferries’ focus on The following organizations helped make this Spirit Class Vessels from marine diesel operational safety and efficiency was a edition of onBoard magazine possible. power to cleaner-burning liquefied significant contributor to keeping fare natural gas (LNG). Preserving and pro- increases to no more than 1.9 per cent tecting the environment is of the utmost per year – or around the cost of importance to BC Ferries, and the article inflation – for the next performance on our efforts to protect coastal wildlife term, which runs from 2016 to 2020. talks about our SeaForward initiative – BC Ferries Vacations was cited in the Commission’s report for enhancing BC Ferries Commissioner’s highlights our passengers’ experience, ensuring on performance that visitors from around the globe get the opportunity to travel along the B.C. 2004 2014 Improvement coast while they’re visiting our beauti- Performance results results since 2004 ful province, and providing a positive Employee safety financial contribution to the company’s (time loss injuries) 365 143 60.8% bottom line. Passenger safety From our shift to LNG to our envi- (# of incidents per 22.54 13.28 41.1% ronmental initiatives that preserve and 1 million passengers) (2009) protect the coastal waters of British Columbia, the Ferry Commission gave Fleet reliability (% of scheduled us credit for our innovation and atten- sailings delivered) 99.14% 99.71% 0.57% tion to the bottom line. At BC Ferries, we come to work Fleet on-time performance each day focused on our passengers’ (% of sailings within 10 minutes of schedule) 85.2% 91.5% 6.8% experience and on running a safe, ef- ficient and high quality service. We are Executive compensation declined from $3-million in fortunate to live and work in one of the 2009 to $1.8-million in 2014, to the lowest end most spectacular and pristine environ- compared to the largest provincial Crown corporations, and ments, and we do our part to ensure it in line with similar private organizations of comparable size stays that way. As always, we hope you and complexity enjoy sailing with us. H 4 BC Ferries onBoard Contents 11 Journey through time Inside BC Ferries Discovering longhouses, gold rush posts and a different pace on B.C.’s Northwest Coast 16 ENVIRONMENT Helping to preserve and protect coastal B.C.’s natural bounty 14 Safe ships, clean oceans Joining the worldwide movement from marine diesel oil to LNG 24 LEAN AND GREEN New ferries take over for retiring Inbound Encounters queens 4 FROM THE HELM BIKE 26 COASTAL NATURALISTS BC Ferries president and chief 8 A blissful way to see the Learn about B.C. wildlife, history executive officer Mike Corrigan Okanagan Valley and more when you sail on setting the course for ferry with BC Ferries service 9 PADDLE Exploring Gulf Islands National 26 CHOOSE YOUR COURSE Park Reserve by kayak A handy route map offers an 6 DAY TRIPS Vancouver at-a-glance view of BC Ferries’ GWAII HAANAS Insider tips on food, drink, 20 travel possibilities Park-building experiment keeping fit and staying out late encompasses land, sea and THIS PAGE: BC Ferries’ Queen of New 7 Victoria people Westminster and Coastal Inspiration Sample the comics, coffees and in Active Pass.
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