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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Scroll down to find downloads under the following eight headings.  Within each heading, filies are listed by date, with most recent first.

1. Coast Ferry Act and Coastal Ferry Services Contract
2. Additional or Alternative Ferry Service Providers (ASPs) under s69 of Act
3. Fares and Fuel Surcharge under s42 and s40 of Act
4. Price Cap Review Under s40 and 41 of the Act
5. Temporary Service Reduction Under s43 of Act
6. Vessel  and Other Capital Investments Under s55 of Act
7. Various Annual Reports and Budgets
8. Related links to web sites of other organizations
9.
Archive of Activities Following the Sinking of the Queen of the North on March 22, 2006.

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1. Coast Ferry Act and Coastal Ferry Services Contract

  • Amendment to the Coastal Ferry Services Contract March 31 2008
  • Commission Summary and Comments on the below June 30 2007 Amendment
  • Amendment to the Coastal Ferry Services Contract June 30 2007
  • Coastal Ferry Services Contract between BC Ferries and the Province of BC
  • Coastal Ferry Act of the Province of BC effective April 1 2003
  • 2. Additional or Alternative Ferry Service Providers (ASPs) under s69 of Act

  • BC Ferries Letter to the Commissioner dated June 19 2008 conveying its decision on Route 12 (Mill Bay-Brentwood Bay)
  • BC Ferries Additional or Alternative Service Providers Plan: Second Performance Term dated March 2008
  • Commission Memorandum 15 of March 15 2006 agreeing to changes in BC Ferries procurement process for ASPs
  • Alternative Service Providers Plan Update of February 2006
  • Supplement to Alternate Service Providers Plan August 3 2005
  • Proceedings of Seminar for Alternative Service Providers June 15 2005
  • BC Ferries Request for Qualification for Fairness Auditors of May 18 2005
  • BC Ferries Alternate Service Providers Plan for the first performance term (the ”Section 69 Plan”) of March 31 2004 re: additional or alternate service providers for BC Ferries routes
  • 3. Fares and Fuel Surcharge under s42 and s40 of Act

  • Commission Memorandum 34 of February 12 2010 re: price cap increases for April 1 2010
  • Commission Memorandum 33 of March 4 2009 re: price cap increases for April 1 2009
  • Commission Memorandum 31 of December 1 2008 re: Three Quarter Grace Period for enforcement of price cap
  • Commission Memorandum 24B of November 30 2008 re: Framework for Fuel Surcharges/Rebates For the Remainder of PT2
  • Commission Memorandum 24A of July 22 2008 re:fuel surcharges on major routes, route 3 and minor routes
  • Questions and Answers on Fuel Surcharges dated July 22 2008
  • BC Ferries letter of request dated July 10 2008 for a fuel surcharge effective August 1 2008
  • Questions and Answers on comparing fares to fare caps, for Chairs of Ferry Advisory Committees at Nanaimo seminar held November 14 2007
  • BC Ferries Fuel Savings Plan Addendum of July 30 2007
  • Commission Memorandum 24 of March 30 2007 re: adjustment mechanism for fuel surcharges/rebates for Performance Term Two
  • Commission Order 06-03 ruling on higher fuel surcharges June 19 2006
  • Backgrounder to Order 06-03 with Q&A on fuel prices and surcharges
  • BC Ferries Fuel Savings Plan of June 15 2006 as requested in Order 05-06
  • Fares and Fuel Surcharges: Frequently Asked Questions March 8 2006
  • Commission Order 05-06 final ruling on fuel surcharges of January 20 2006
  • Commission Order 05-06 preliminary ruling on fuel surcharges of December 21 2005
  • BC Ferries Fuel Surcharge Application of November 28 2005
  • BC Ferries Fuel Surcharge Press Release of November 28 2005
  • Commission Order 05-02 Final ruling on fuel surcharge July 24 2005
  • Commission Order 05-02 preliminary ruling on fuel surcharges of June 24 2004
  • BC Ferries Fuel Surcharge Application to the Commission of June 13 2005
  • BC Ferries Fuel Surcharge Press Release of June 10, 2005
  • Commission Order 04-02 of September 2004 re: fuel cost deferral
  • Commission Order 05-01 re: calculation of average fare levels versus price caps
  • 4. Price Cap Review Under s40 and 41 of the Actre:

  • Commission Memorandum 31 dated December 1 2008 re Three-Quarter Grace Period for Enforcement of Price Caps
  • Commission Order 0701A dated December 21 2007 with final ruling on price caps for performance term two
  • Commission Memorandum 26 of December 17 2007 detailing how the CPI adjustments to price caps in performance term two should be calculated
  • Commission Memorandum 25 of December 14 2007 with final ruling on BC Ferries allowed return on equity, used in setting price caps for performance term two
  • Public Input Received to June 30 2007 following the preliminary price cap decision of March 30 2007
  • Supplementary Q&A on Price Caps for Performance Term Two April 26 2007
  • Q&A on Price Caps for Performance Term Two March 30 2007
  • Preliminary Decision on Price Caps for Performance Term Two of March 30 2007
  • Commission Memorandum 24 of March 30 2007 regarding Automatic adjustment mechanism for fuel surcharges/rebates for Performance Term Two
  • Performance Term Two Submission to the Commission dated September 30 2006 by BC Ferries for the Price Cap Review
  • Request for Proposals dated October 30 2006 for financial analysis of BC Ferries price cap review submission under s40 of the Act
  • Commission Memorandum 20 of September 17 2006 with preliminary return on equity for BC Ferries’, for use in setting fare caps in the second performance term
  • 5. Temporary Service Reduction Under s43 of Act

  • Commission Order 08-01 of October 24 2008 re: temporary service reduction through February 5 2008 on northern routes 10 and 11 due to terminal modifications needed to dock a new vessel
  • Commission Order 06-05 of July 14 2006 re: temporary service reduction through September 30 2006 on northern routes 10 and 11 following loss of Queen of the North
  • Consultant’s Report of July 7 2006 re: thoroughness of search for replacement vessel and the continuation of authorization to reduce service on routes 10 and 11
  • Commission Order 06-02 re: temporary service reduction through July 17 2006 on northern routes 10 and 11 following the loss of the Queen of the North
  • Commission Order 06-01 re: temporary service reduction through May 18 2006 on northern routes 10 and 11 following the sinking of the Queen of the North
  • Commission Views on a Petition from 229 BC Islanders of March 1 2006
  • Memorandum re: Gabriola Medivac petition
  • Commission Order 05-05 re: extension of temporary service reduction on Route 26
  • Commission Order 05-04 re: temporary service reduction on Route 26, fall 2005
  • Commission Order 03-01 re: temporary service reduction on Route 30
  • 6. Vessel  and Other Capital Investments Under s55 of Act

  • Commission Order 06-07 of September 2006 re: alteration of northern terminals to accommodate newly built northern vessel
  • Commission Order 06-06 of August 2006 re: acquisition of a newly built vessel for northern services
  • Commission Order 06-04 of July 2006 re: purchase of a used northern replacement vessel, the MV Sonia.
  • Commission Order 05-03 of July 2005 re: acquisition of intermediate class vessel
  • BC Ferries Application for Approval for an Intermediate Sized Vessel of June 2005
  • Commission Order 04-01 of May 2004 re: acquisition of “Super C” Class vessels
  • Section 55 Guidelines for BC Ferries re: whether capital deployment is reasonable
  • 7. Various Annual Reports and Budgets

  • BC Ferries’ Annual Report to the Commission for 2008/9
  • BC Ferries’ Annual Report to the Commission for 2007/8
  • BC Ferries’ Annual Report to the Commission for 2006/7
  • BC Ferries’ Annual Report to the Commission for 2005/6
  • BC Ferries’ Annual Report to the Commission for 2004/5
  • BC Ferries’ Annual Report to the Commission for 2003/4
  • Annual Report of the BC Ferry Commission for 2008/9
  • Annual Report of the BC Ferry Commission for 2007/8
  • Annual Report of the BC Ferry Commission for 2006/7
  • Annual Report of the BC Ferry Commission for 2005/6
  • Annual Report of the BC Ferry Commission for 2004/5
  • Annual Report of the BC Ferry Commission for 2003/4
  • Service Plan and Budget of the BC Ferry Commission for 2010/11
  • Service Plan and Budget of the BC Ferry Commission for 2009/10
  • Service Plan and Budget of the BC Ferry Commission for 2008/9
  • Service Plan and Budget of the BC Ferry Commission for 2007/8
  • Service Plan and Budget of the BC Ferry Commission for 2006/7
  • Service Plan and Budget of the BC Ferry Commission for 2005/6
  • Service Plan and Budget of the BC Ferry Commission though March 2005
  • 8. Related links to web sites of other organizations:

  • BC Ferries home page
  • BC Ferries feedback form for public comments and questions on its services
  • BC Ferry Authority home page
  • Sedar.com with public prospectuses and other securities filings of BC Ferries
  • Wikipedia on line encyclopedia entry on BC Ferries and its vessels
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