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Easter Weekend and BC Ferries

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:10:32 +0000

With Easter Weekend quickly approaching, people need to start planning now, if they are planning on using BC Ferries to go to the island or up to the Sunshine Coast. With this very busy time, BC Ferries strongly recommend that people make reservations in order to make sure there trips are successful.

According to the BC Ferries website, the following dates will require reservations;

18 March, 9am to 6pm Tsawwassen;
19 March, 11am to 8pm Swartz Bay, All Day Tsawwassen;
20 March, 1pm to 6pm Swartz Bay, 2pm to 8pm Tsawwassen;
21 March, 7am to 10pm Swartz Bay, 7am to 4pm Tsawwassen;
24 March, 3pm to 7pm Tsawwassen

Reservations can be made by;

Call tool – free in North America 1.888.223.3779
Rogers or Telus Mobility Networks punch *223
Outside North America call 1.250.386.3431
Via Email, contact BC Ferries at bcferries.reservations@bcferries.com

For more information be sure to visit their website at www.bcferries.com

Photo Credit: BC Ferries Website

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George Massey Tunnel

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:17:39 +0000

Forty Nine years ago this month:

The George Massey Tunnel (also known as the Deas Island Tunnel; often referred to as Massey Tunnel) is a highway traffic tunnel in the Greater Vancouver. It is located approximately 20 km south of the city center of Vancouver, and approximately 30 km north of the Canada – US Border at Blaine Washington.

The tunnel was opened to traffic in March 1959 with the construction cost of approximately $25 million. It carries a four lane divided highway under the south arm of the Fraser River, joining the city of Richmond to the north with the municipality of Delta to the south.

The tunnel forms part of Hwy 99, and it’s named for (Nehamiah) George Massey, a former member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He represented Delta between 956 and 1960, and was a long time advocate of a permanent crossing to replace and existing ferry that crossed the south arm of the Fraser River.

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Skytrain Extension

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:35:31 +0000

Vancouverites are very excited about the new SkyTrain extension that is in full swing, the first of three lines should be completed ahead of the 2010 Olympics! The Greater Vancouver Transport Authority (Translink) is responsible for operation and development of the system which already has a network of two lines running 49.5 km around the city center.

The SkyTrain network is being extended by 30.5km with the construction of the Canada Line and the Evergreen Line. Construction of the 19.5km Canada line has been underway since Sept 2007and is due open in 2009. The Evergreen Line was originally planned to open around the same time, but due to costs the lines opening has been pushed back till 2011.

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