. Page 52, February 28, 1979 - North Shore News

Need a more adequate return

P Rail boosting ferry prices

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ALL TRADES

ALL SUBURBS

7 DAYS A-WEEK
24 HOURS A DAY

Each setf-employed tradesman will
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his own work and charges you divect.

’ ferry

Basic fares on CP Rail’'s
service between
Vancouver and Nanaimo
will be increased March 1
and new discount fares will
be introduced on weekend
sailings.

Basic one-way fares for
automobiles will go to $12.56
and passenger fares to $5.
Current rates are $10 for cars
and $4 for passengers.

The last change i
was made in June, 1976.

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fares

In announcing the new
fare structure, Victor Jones,
Manager, Coastal Marine
Operations for CP Rail, said
existing ferry revenues are
no longer sufficient to offset
increases in the costs of
labor, fuel and supplies.

“The new basic fares and

new rate incentives in off-

peak periods-are intended to
generate a more adequate
return for the ferry service

~ reduced

and to improve load fac-
tors,” said Jones. ©

Under the new tariff,
rates for
passengers, children ac-
companied by adults, and
for recreational vehicles will
be available on all Saturday
and Sunday sailings from
Vancouver and Nanaimo.

The weekend rates
provide for a one-way adult

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ALTHOUGH CP RAIL has announced fare increases

for thelr ferry service between Vancouver and

With the

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passenger fare of $3, -while
children under 12, who
would pay half-fare of $2.50
on weekdays, will travel free
on the weekend sailings
when
parent or guardian.

Minimum rates for
recreational vehicles ($17)
and recreation trailers ($10)
are unchanged under the
new structure and a new 25

per cent reduction will apply
to these units on the
weekend sailings.

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Sundays during the off-

season when the 4 a.m.
sailing from Vancouver and
the 8 a.m. from Nanaimo do
NOt operate to enable engine
maintenance to be carried
out.

CP Rail will continue to
offer reductions in basic
automobile and. passenger
fares for frequent travellers,
with “Frequency Fare-
Saver” ticket books good for
five one-way trips in a 90-day

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accompanied by .

o, the BC Ferry service has not yet followed

_ The Princess of Van-
couver operates three round
trips daily, except on

The fare-saver tickets will |.
go from the present $40 for

five automobile trips to $45,
for an equivalent of $9 per
trip... ™ ;

The five-trip passenger
ticket will go from $16 to
$18, equivalent to $3.60 per

trip.

Other featurés of the new
fare structure include: —

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—Continuation of the one-

day. return excursion
passenger fare, increased
from $5 to $6.

—Continuation of _half-
rate passenger fares ($2.50,
up from $2) for senior
citizens, 65 years and over.

—Continuing to carry two
adults for the price ‘of one_
when a blind or disabled
person requires an escort to
travel.

CONTINUED ON PAGE 53

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