Protesters had been blocking the project at Gravelly Bay, which involved cutting down more than 100 trees
Denman Island protesters are celebrating B.C. Ferries’ announcement that it is temporarily halting terminal expansion work at Gravelly Bay pending community consultation later in the year.
“We are going to make sure that word gets out all across the island,” she said, adding the community’s plan will be presented to B.C. Ferries. “As a community we are going to take some control of how that process moves forward.”There is little argument that something needs to be done about the ferry terminal — summer lineups can last for hours, with vehicles parked along a road not designed for heavy traffic.
B.C. Ferries said community consultations in 2017 and 2018 identified safety concerns including inadequate pick-up and drop-off lanes at the terminal as well as traffic backups on the two-lane residential road that leads to it.
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