Jocelyne and Stan Shigehiro are curious about whether the City of New Westminster is still pursuing plans for a ferry service between the Quay and Queensborough.
Question: Do you know if council is still pursuing this possibility? Anything new since your article in January of this year? We will soon be moving into The Peninsula and would be regular users of such a service.
Lisa Leblanc, the city’s transportation manager, provides an update on the Q2Q ferry crossing.
Answer: “We are actively working on getting a demonstration ferry service set up, for commencement early this July. We have sent out a call for potential ferry operators and it is still open, so I would characterize that as the biggest risk – if there is nobody out there interested in operating the service, and capable of doing it, then we’d be delayed,” she said. “Assuming we find a suitable operator, we anticipate the ferry service will start on July 1. It would run approximately every 20 minutes on weekends and holiday Mondays for the trial period over the summer.”
“The service will take passengers (along with a few bikes) between the River Market area on the mainland to the existing dock on the south side of Port Royal in Queensborough. A float and ramp is currently being designed and constructed for installation in the area next to the Samson V that is docked near the Inn at the Quay and River Market,” LeBlanc said. “As more detailed information becomes available on timing and scheduling the city will be working on advertising and promotion of the service.”
