Wharf Divestiture Meeting

There will be a public meeting about the divestiture of the Federal wharves on Keats Island and other locations on the Sunshine Coast on Saturday, October 23, 1999.  The meeting will be held in Gibsons at the Cedars Inn, 895 Highway 101.  The purpose of the meeting is to inform the public about the most recent Ference Weicker report.  Feedback about optional methods of taxation to offset operating losses is wanted.  More information can be obtained from Kim Benson at 886 9868 

PUBLIC SERVICE NOTICE

We have made a number of changes to the Dogwood Princess II schedule for the fall/winter season, relating to providing better connections with the Route 3 vessel and the local bus.  In addition, we will be sailing some of our less frequently used trips on a “request only basis” during this period.

These “on request” trips will be marked on the schedule with an asterisk.  The procedure for requesting service will be as follows.  If you are travelling to the islands from Langdale you only need to show up on the dock at the appropriate time although we would appreciate advance notice.  Daytrippers may notify the crew of their intended return time.

If you are travelling from the islands to Langdale you must phone the Dogwood Princess voice mail at 886-4420 at least one hour prior to the scheduled sailing and leave your name, phone number, number of people in your party and time of trip requested.  The Dogwood Princess crew will check the voice mail regularly prior to each sailing.  Providing your phone number will enable the crew to contact you should weather conditions (Eastbourne in particular) or mechanical difficulties make pickup impossible. Providing your name and the number in your party will enable us to ensure that all passengers are accounted for should you cancel. This is not a water taxi service where you can request to travel at any time.  You must request service in the designated time periods only – those marked with an asterisk.

In addition:

At the request of Keats Island residents we have added a stop in Gibsons once per week on a request basis on Wednesday. 

At the request of car drivers connecting with the 8:20 am sailing to Horseshoe Bay, we have made the first trip 5 minutes earlier so that residents can get their cars in line prior to the arrival of Powell River traffic without having to run. 

We have moved the 12:10 sailing to New Brighton up to 12:05.  This will allow passengers to connect with the local bus.

We have moved the 4:20 pm sailing to 4:10 pm so that the students don’t have as long a wait in the afternoon at Langdale Terminal.  This also provides a better connection with the local bus.

We have moved the 5:15 sailing to 5:30 to give daytrippers a better connection back to Vancouver.

We will continue to wait for passengers who are parking cars when they are arriving on a connecting sailing provided we are notified (886-4420) with the exception of the 1205 sailing because of the connection with the local bus.  Passengers with vehicles wishing to connect mid-day from Route 3 should travel on the 1:15 pm sailing from Horseshoe Bay.

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