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(aiso with the required re-
construction necessary)
will put the service in a cash
shortfall between $5 million
and $6.1 million over 10
years. And they. say, over
and above the other costs,
an additional capital invest-
ment of $1 to $2 million will

~ be required for-berth modi-
fications once the MV Mill
Bay retires at the end of 10
years.

But many of the people
attending the meeting say
they want more information
on the costs. They: believe
the ferry could be run more
efficiently, and that it could,

- if not make money, at least
break even.

James Wilcox, who: has.
taken the ferry every day
for three years between his

“home in Mill Bay and his ©
-work at the Institute of ©
Ocean Sciences, had-several « ’

suggestions for the Ferry
Corporation on costs and ef”
~ ficiencies. He passed those
on to representatives at the’
open house in the form ofa

three-page, _type-written, :
: submission. ;
He questions many of the

costs included-in the BC
Ferries’ report, such as re-

_ placement costs for the new...

-tower and - ramp. .H “sug-:
gests a floating. ramp that

corporation. . is

_ “Why does the r run ‘heed
to be’ ‘economically viable
~ because of the highway al-

isa service, and not a busi-
ness.” .

“And. he points to some
service use figures, that he

been said that there are
only 250 regular users of
that ferry. No comments.

~. gers and 50,000 cars carried
by the ferry in 1999. Me
Loss of the ferry, he said,

with other Island communi-
ties, “The Malahat isn’t for
everyone -— bike tours can't
drive the Malahat,”: said,

times closes the road.

_ eliminates hydraulics and

.. the'use of fewer ‘pilings, for —
aA instance, which is one of the
- options being put out by the x

ternative’?” he asked. “This

says distort the issues. “It's —

“about the 105,000. passen-

“ removes an essential link.

“adding that bad weather at.

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if the ferry was better
: marketed, with. improved
- signage on adjacent high-

ways” indicating | its -pres-
“ence, and if there were links
with bus Service. or the new -.
railway: service. up Island

: “While. BC. Ferries’ be.
‘lieves the. new. ‘section of ©:

highway through the Wesi-
ern Communities. will in-
crease overall. use of the.
‘Malahat, : ‘Brentwood Bay —
- residents believe the popu- —
~ Jation growth that the high-.

way was built to accommo-
date is just as likely to use

the ferry, if the service is

improved-and the fares are

not unduly increased...
Like Wilcox, many ‘peo-

ple at.the open house said

they were not happy with

‘the form the presentation

took, consisting of static dis-
- plays and without a formal:
~ question and answer for- |
: mat.

Central. Saanich “Mayor ©
Wayne Hunter commented
that he was pleased so many

people came outto the open.
house, especially given the .

short notice given. "I would
have. appreciated hearing

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“said. But he. believes the’

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The MLV. Mill Bay. has
been on the ferry run
Since 1956. At left,
crowds contemplate pro-

_ posed route changes.

. mer, they’ve tried to take

the ferry off this route,” said

_one. “And every year, we've

shown up to support the

run. This ferry is part of the
- community —
“part of the community. ye We

an important

don’ t want to lose it.”

A community consulta-,

“ton: meeting regarding.

~ the Brentwood Bay-Mill_

~ Bay. ferry. route. will:be.
ap held « on: Tuesday, June 20,

Ferry Corporation: will take:

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‘the community:
“seriously.

“T would think’ they ve al-
“ready. assumed the’ public

“wants: at least a financ al ac-
- counting,” he said.

SS) concerns

‘Residents are: ‘hoping for :

_a bigger forum where they

‘can express their views. As ~

people entered the Saanich
Fairgrounds’ meeting room .
~ for the open house, many —
stopped to sign a phone list —
that organizers Pam Alcorn
~ and Rose Hunter will use to
~ form. a community action
group. That group will. be
called together soon to for:
mulate an organized re.
sponse to BC Ferry's s plan.

- “No other public forum is
‘planned where we can get
our. views across,” said Al-

corn. “We need to beable to |

tell the Corporation how we
feel.”
For two women at the

open house, this is simply

another round of the same
discussion,
“For 40 yours, every sunt

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