Oh, you know that ferry consultation thing? Here’s an article about it from the Campbell River Mirror: Abram: Ferry consultation complete sham.

Strathcona Regional District Director Jim Abram says the province’s upcoming public engagement process to find savings within BC Ferries is a complete sham.

Abram, director representing Quadra Island, revealed Monday morning why a group of coastal regional district chairs rejected the provincial Ministry of Transportation’s public consultation proposal presented to the group at a meeting Oct. 17 in Nanaimo.

The insulting part of the whole thing was the fact they passed out three documents – two were charts of sailings and ridership, basically usage of the ferries, and they would not let us keep those, Abram said. They collected everything at the end of the meeting except for a question and answer form they wanted us to fill out at the meeting before going back to our boards or communities. [continue]

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