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lion in its most recent year of opera- | studies have been completed. fi

tions, just ahead of the Tsawwassen-
‘Swirtz Bay route's $10.6 million. .

if BCFC is to eliminate its deficit:

and pursue. the fast-ferry plans, fares

_Taust be raised, said Ward, although

“that could be politically explosive.

"To hit the proposed cruising speed
‘of 37 -knots, “the catamarans. will
tequire 50,000 to 60,000 horsepower,
sending their fuel bill to $112,000 a
day compared with $32,400 a day for
conventional ‘ferries and monohull
., designs, he said.

?Ward ‘said that such high speeds |
‘save a half hour on the crossing at an’

extra cost of $25 million a year and
increased risk of accidents,

But BCFC; senior vice-president
or 1. Ward disputes Robert Ward's
fig res,
A ee said the ferry corporation is
looking at “something i in the order of
30,000 horsepower” for the catama-
fans and therefore, Robert Ward's fig-

res will be “totally out.”

Robert Ward also charges 'that the ;

“ferry: kporation’s planned three-

“hour -round. trip schedule can’t be

maintained without risking safety. ©
*“But-BCFC's Ward contends that,
with proper crew training, the high-
speed. catamarans ‘will be as safe ‘as

conventional ferries, which are far;

“The decision to go to fast ferries
wasn't made lightly,” he said.

“Robert Ward also calls the corpo-
ration’s export Plans a’“bad joke,"
saying there is “not a chance” B.C.,

with its. high wages, can beat: the

prices of stitf competition from coun-

tries such as Korea, Norway, Sweden ;
‘and Australia.
' Not surprisingly, Tom Ward, who

ran North Vancouver's Vancouver,
Shipyards for 15-years, also disputes
that. position, He said that with
Canada’s anemic dollar and the high
skill level of B.C. workers, the ship-
building industry will be able to mar-
ket the vessels. poe

Said. BCFC ‘president and chief:

executive officer Frank Rhodes: “Our
research has revealed tremendotis

“growth in demand among ferry opet-
ators world-wide for. fast ferries’
which, typically, are of all-aluminum

construction, B.C. has long. been’ a

“leader in marine aluminum applica-
tions and we have the ability to meet ....

the challenge of this new demand.” |
Robert Ward, however, is .not
opposed to catamarans. He said a

scaled-down version of the corpora-.’

tion’s catamaran travelling at. 30

knots would be economical on longer.

routes such as the Port” Hardy-to-

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; terfeit' U.S. $100. bills on Sept. 39 at the: ‘Horseshoe Bay
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ferry ticket with a bogus U.S. $100. Police said 35 more
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