BC Ferries & the Sunshine Coast: **Prices subject to change without notice**

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Those dependent on ferries to get them to the lower mainland have been complaining about costs since they seriously started rising in 2003. Well, they now have a 'bitchin' blog they can turn to that was set up in 2012.

http://ferryhostage.com/

You can read posts by scrolling down and many are from those living on the SC or those travelling up the SC to get to Powell River. The posts are an interesting read and some refer to a proposal coming out of Powell River and you can get the details here:

http://www.thirdcrossingsociety.com/

A few weeks back, I was musing about a "fixed" link - could a bridge be built from Horseshoe Bay over to Bowen Island, then over to Keats Island and onto Langdale or Gibsons (ignoring costs and the home owner outrage where the spans would land...LOL). Unfortunately, the mouth of Howe Sound has a depth of around 200 metres and it increases to 283 metres further up around Furrey Creek and its about 100 metres outside Squamish. Just for comparison, the spot where the Confederation Bridge crosses the Cavendish Strait to PEI has a maximum depth of 30 metres. Yep, scratch that idea.

Any of you armchair engineers have suggestions How about a photo shop image to get your idea across.