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Letter: Q to Q ferry schedule made no sense for Remembrance Day

New Westminster let down residents of Queensborough on Nov. 11, this resident says.
Q to Q ferry file
The Q to Q ferry didn't start running until 11 a.m. on Remembrance Day, meaning Queensborough residents couldn't catch the ferry over for the city's ceremony at the cenotaph.

Editor:

New Westminster's Remembrance Day ceremony started at 10:30, Q to Q started at 11 a.m.?

I am trying to understand what the city was thinking when they scheduled the ferry to start at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11. I guess they were not interested in having Queensborough residents attend remembrance ceremonies with their families and paying their respects without driving or taking a long route by public transit.

It is ridiculous to start the ferry for after the ceremony. Such an easy walk from the Quay and all the kids are off school, so a good family outing, too. I don’t understand the thought processes in selecting this schedule. Clearly they didn't think about the residents across the river. I am beyond disappointed.

Jennifer Kerr