On Monday, B.C. Ferries’ contractor from Campbell River was prevented from cutting down trees to make way for the expanded Gravelly Bay B.C. Ferries terminal
Denman Island protesters are standing guard over more than 100 trees to protect them from being logged to make way for an expanded B.C. Ferries terminal.
The protest kicked off in earnest Monday when B.C. Ferries’ contractor from Campbell River was prevented from cutting down trees by 75 to 100 protesters, Urquhart said. RCMP from Vancouver Island attended and spoke with protesters. She said the work is in response to community consultation in 2017 and 2018 where the small vehicle holding compound was identified as a safety concern. “Without a larger vehicle holding compound, current safety risks are heightened as well as traffic backups on the two-lane, residential, road that leads to the Denman East terminal.”
Urquhart said there are a number of other ways to handle traffic, including using larger ferries, implementing a reservation system or running a ferry between Buckley Bay on Vancouver Island and Shingle Spit on Hornby without stops at Denman, noting drivers often race between the two terminals on Denman to catch ferries.
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