Editor:
With summer just around the corner, we'll have the usual transportation challenges as the Coast braces for the influx of visitors. Are the delays worth the wait? You bet!
Residents and visitors to the Coast always find time to complain about BC Ferries and Route 3 scheduling. Relax and remember getting to and off the Sunshine Coast has presented opportunities for the last 100 years and it isn't going to change soon.
My wife and I enjoy making the Sunshine Coast our home away from home. We make 35 to 40 trips to and from the Coast each year, and frequently the ferry is nowhere near full.
Of course, during peak season, we avoid sailings heading to the Coast on a Friday or Saturday morning with everyone else. Likewise, our departures from the Coast are generally not scheduled on Sunday afternoon or evening or Monday morning. If we need to make trips during these peak times, we're prepared to be patient and wait with the others.
Sure it's great to talk about more boats, bigger boats, smaller boats and more sailings. Then there are the wonderful ideas of building a bridge to the mainland, or a road connecting with the Sea to Sky Highway and the elusive bypass route from the terminal to Sechelt and so on. But who's going to pay for all this? Provincial and local governments certainly aren't in the position to fund such extravagant proposals. Consider the population base on Vancouver Island and how many years it took to build the new Island Highway.
As usual, we're looking forward to spending lots of time on the Coast this summer and support BC Ferries' effort to meet the needs of those who enjoy the Sunshine Coast.
Richard Austin
Coquitlam/Halfmoon Bay
