{"id":2644,"date":"2025-09-19T11:00:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T18:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bcferryauthority.com\/?page_id=2644"},"modified":"2025-09-22T13:46:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T20:46:28","slug":"charting-the-course","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bcferryauthority.com\/?page_id=2644","title":{"rendered":"Charting the Course"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2644\" class=\"elementor elementor-2644\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69b85f96 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69b85f96\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-id=\"2a49f4b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Charting the Course: A Vision for Coastal Ferry Services<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c88a565 profile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c88a565\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-567e8034\" data-id=\"567e8034\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75adb8db elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"75adb8db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"777\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcferryauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Charting-the-Course-Report-Cover.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2657\" alt=\"Charting the Course Report Cover Image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bcferryauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Charting-the-Course-Report-Cover.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bcferryauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Charting-the-Course-Report-Cover-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1dc56e56\" data-id=\"1dc56e56\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b5c88c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b5c88c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The\u00a0<em>Charting the Course\u00a0<\/em>initiative was undertaken with the leadership of the BC Ferries Services Board and the B.C. Ferry Authority Board to establish a vision for a sustainable, resilient and forward-thinking ferry system that not only addresses today\u2019s challenges but is also prepared for the future. This involves understanding and integrating community insights to shape services and policies that resonate with the evolving needs of passengers, our people and the communities we serve.<\/p><p><em>Charting the Course<\/em>\u00a0is a forward-looking vision shaped by input from passengers, communities, First Nations, elected officials and sector stakeholders. It defines what is needed to keep people, goods, and services in coastal communities connected and moving through to 2050 and beyond.<\/p><p><em>Charting the Course<\/em>\u00a0looks ahead 25 years to the challenges and opportunities facing the coastal ferry system and sets out the goals that will help inform future decisions. The vision identifies five goals to guide decision-making in the public interest: reliable and available; convenient and integrated; safe and comfortable; environmentally sensitive and resilient; and, affordable and efficient. Together, these goals can provide a north star for all who plan, regulate, fund, and deliver ferry services, ensuring decisions are anchored in the evolving needs of British Columbians.<\/p><p>For more details on the goals, the feedback that shaped them, and the steps that will be required to ensure ferry services continue to support the people, communities, and economies of coastal British Columbia for decades to come read the full report here:\u00a0<a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bcferries.com\/in-the-community\/resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bcferries.com\/in-the-community\/resources<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-553fce17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"553fce17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a3fc5db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a3fc5db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reports<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-360508c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"360508c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcferryauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/BC-Ferry-Authority_Charting-the-Course_A-Vision-for-Coastal-Ferries-2025-August.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">Charting the Course &#8211; A Vision for Coastal Ferry System (6.89 MB)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcferryauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/BC-Ferry-Authority_Charting-the-Course_Engagement-and-Update-Report-2024-March.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">Charting the Course Engagement Update (4.76 MB)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHARTING THE COURSE Charting the Course: A Vision for Coastal Ferry Services The\u00a0Charting the Course\u00a0initiative was undertaken with the leadership of the BC Ferries Services Board and the B.C. Ferry Authority Board to establish a vision for a sustainable, resilient and forward-thinking ferry system that not only addresses today\u2019s challenges but is also prepared for the future. This involves understanding and integrating community insights to shape services and policies that resonate with the evolving needs of passengers, our people and the communities we serve. Charting the Course\u00a0is a forward-looking vision shaped by input from passengers, communities, First Nations, elected officials and sector stakeholders. It defines what is needed to keep people, goods, and services in coastal communities connected and moving through to 2050 and beyond. Charting the Course\u00a0looks ahead 25 years to the challenges and opportunities facing the coastal ferry system and sets out the goals that will help inform future decisions. The vision identifies five goals to guide decision-making in the public interest: reliable and available; convenient and integrated; safe and comfortable; environmentally sensitive and resilient; and, affordable and efficient. Together, these goals can provide a north star for all who plan, regulate, fund, and deliver ferry services, ensuring decisions are anchored in the evolving needs of British Columbians. For more details on the goals, the feedback that shaped them, and the steps that will be required to ensure ferry services continue to support the people, communities, and economies of coastal British Columbia for decades to come read the full report here:\u00a0bcferries.com\/in-the-community\/resources. Reports Charting the Course &#8211; A Vision for Coastal Ferry System (6.89 MB) Charting the Course Engagement Update (4.76 MB)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2644","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcferryauthority.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcferryauthority.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcferryauthority.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcferryauthority.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcferryauthority.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2644"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcferryauthority.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2644\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2671,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcferryauthority.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2644\/revisions\/2671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcferryauthority.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}