Officials on Salt Spring Island and Quadra Island are concerned about ferry service, with each pointing out the need for affordable housing for ferry crew…
“We’ve called on the provincial government to step up and help with some of the [housing] shortage,” Alexander Fischer-Jean said Monday.
Mark Collins, who served as B.C. Ferries president until being ousted on Thursday, said recently that the number of crew members on Quadra Island had been steadily declining, probably due to the cost and lack of housing. “Mark Collins is the one who put the meeting together for me so you know he was doing his best,” said Abram.Article contentMany years ago, there used to housing for crew in a trailer on Quadra, but no longer, Abram said.
Fischer-Jean said the chamber does not expect a quick fix for the ferries because of the change in management.
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