Charting the Course and Connecting BC

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Public engagement suggests People want BC Ferries to be reliable, affordable, and integrated with other forms of transit. 

Those emerged as the top three priorities for respondents of the companies’ fall engagement process called Charting the Course. BC Ferries recently published an report on the findings from that process.

Also this year, The BC Federation of Labour and the BC office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives put out a ten year vision and investment plan for transit in BC.

Called Connecting BC, it puts an emphasis on expanding options to get from one community to another across the province. Midcoast Morning checks in on both.

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Guests:

  • Jeff Groot - Executive Director of Communications, BC Ferries

  • Marc Lee - Senior Economist, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Program Team:

  • Joe Pugh — Host and Producer.

  • Jesse Woodward — Executive Producer.

  • Arbie Fru — Technical Assistance.

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