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Snug Cove berth work starting this November
SAILING CANCELLATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE DURING MAJORITY OF THREE-MONTH PROJECT
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BLU CREW SEEING GOLD The Blu’s are this year’s Slopitch Tournament Champions, riding a first place regular season finish straight to capturing the George Zawadski Cup. The league winners are named after Piers ‘Blu’ Hayes, and naturally are sponsored by the Snug Cafe, where “Everyone who walks into The Snug is Blu!” Check out Pages 12 & 13 for a full tourney recap and pics. / Submitted photo
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The Snug Cove Ferry Terminal will undergo life-extending maintenance starting this winter. While the long-term plan is a full replacement of the berth in 2030, several pieces of work are necessary in the meantime to ensure the travel hub lasts until the next decade. This includes reinforcement of the ramp, repairing the wing walls, and replacing mechanical equipment. The work will affect Bowen ferry traffic for a few months, beginning with a planned start date shortly after Remembrance Day in November and lasting into February. During that time two sailings a day will be eliminated, and there will likely be one to two days a month with no ferry service. Crews will be performing work on the terminal overnight, which means the two sailings to be cut will either be the last two sailings of the night, or the last sailing of the night and first sailing in the morning. The decision will be based on public feedback over the coming days, including a joint information and workshop session at Bowen Island Community School on Tuesday, Sept. 19. There will be no cancellations during the holiday season, between Dec. 20 and Jan. 5. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3