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As a crazy person, this breaks my heart

These buildings were already 200 years old in these pics... bricks dont decompose that fast ,neither does old steel.... That was a castle... how blind could one be. All these propertys are riddled with tunnels that nobody takes credit for.... this was joined underground to riverview and woodlands. So many questions about that property and area. None of it adds up. Alot of cover ups spanning many topics

Wow what a great video!! Brings back memories of the old Vancouver. How times have changed so much when life was so simple and pure back then

great video, great channel. just found you, as a lifelong bc resident it's nice to see. one tiny suggestion would be for mic quality improvement just for the sake of growth, great content regardless

The vessel shown at 5:40 is not a ferry boat, it is a cable ferry, the longest such salt-water crossing in existence, so it is said, serving the Denman Island--Buckley Bay route. Its proper name is "Baynes Sound Connector" but islanders usually call it "the B.S. Con," "the Drag Queen," and sometimes rude names with fecal connotations during one of its numerous service interruptions, mostly for mechanical issues. It is seriously under-powered and over-taxed for the task at hand This route once had a perfectly good vessel, MV Quinitsa (still in service elsewhere). A decade ago the B.S. Con was pressed upon islanders despite much protest and warnings about the problematic nature of its propulsion system, all in the name of projected significant cost-of-service savings. The protests were gaslighted in best bureaucratic fashion; the warnings re its inadequacies have largely been realized; the savings have proved imaginary. BCF at best has been silent or evasive re maintenance costs, cable replacement is more frequent and costly than projected. It might be said this imbroglio is little brother to the "fast cats" mess in the 90s, certainly it is not BCF's finest hour. But, so long as it does not fail entirely it will persist as there appears to be no space in BCF's capital plan for a remedy of this own-goal mistake. I know all this to be true because I live there.

BC Ferries has known for years that the wake from their ferry runs in the Active Pass is eroding the shoreline, especially on Maine Island, but they don't care because it is making the Indian Reserve site there smaller. It was brought to the attention of one of their marine biologists and she said, "My bosses are not going to be happy about this." Then she disappeared, she couldn't be reached, and BC Ferries never brought anyone else around to have a look.

BC Ferries should sail in weather other than calm or a light breeze. They used to sail in pretty much any weather conditions but seem to be wusses these days.

We quite often sit on those yellow seats in white rock promenade on our dog walks. Was saying to my wife the other day how surprisingly well they’ve held up! Considering the constant weather and salt. Another great video!

This video doesn't mention current ferry routes. Can I use BC Ferries to reach, let's say Skagway?

Quick question: Why wouldn’t you ask for permission from original content creators? I’d have said yes, if you’d approached me with your idea and my original footage‘s purpose in it.

Well done! Most enjoyable. I usually don't seem to stay engaged very long but I watched every second. Question, does the original creator call you out or is there some kind of UTub bot that decides you infringed?

Super interesting! Thanks for this, although I disagree it's the tunnel is the "massive bottleneck" it's the population that's created the bottleneck!

Just discovered your channel and subscribed....looking forward to binge watching your past content.

I never even thought about the BC Ferry history before but as soon as I saw this video I was extremely interested!! I’m grateful to learn all these cool things from your videos.

And in my own personal opinion,And our Blessed,interesting and scenic Pacific Northwest's Canadian/Royal Canadian major city called Vancouver,British Columbia --- Canada's ( True North Strong and Free ) historic,old and classic 1800's Victorian --- era " Gastown " tourist attraction,site and destination is my most favorite heritage part of our super natural Canadian/Royal Canadian Province of British Columbia.And our " Gastown " tourist attraction still gives,still offers and still provides our 1800's styles of lampposts that consisted of 8 or 9 lamps or light bulbs as well as our famous,legendary and known 1800's " Gastown " steam clock that shoot --- out hot steams and whistles periodically that is located in the corner of Cambie Road and Water Street.And and also that includes our late 1800's Canadian/Royal Canadian developed,built and constructed architectural building structures and also the 1800's types of cobblestone streets that can be seen in and around " Gastown " core.And personally,And I am actually " a frequent visitor " of our " Gastown " tourist destination.And also that can be found nearby is our historic,old and classic Canadian Pacific Railway Main Train Station that was erected,built and constructed during the early 1900's as well.And also the heritage Hudson's Bay Company's Main Department Store architectural building structure is also located a few blocks away from our classic Canadian Pacific Railway Main Train Station.

The fast ferries were a mistake, just not a well thought out idea. However the next (right wing) government coming in and deciding to "punish" BC Ferries with quasi-privatization and punish BC shipbuilding by seeking foreign builders exclusively was an even bigger mistake. To this day, I do not know why the current NDP government did not being it back to being a full Crown Corporation, because the service problems under the "corporate cheapskates" just multiplied to the point where it reached peak absurdity in 2022. The foreign-built Coastal Class vessels seem to be lemons, having had huge propulsion problems that should not crop up in ships that young. Because of that, the very old BC built vessels are still in rotation years later than they should have been. I am glad that BC Ferries is planning to build more major vessels, but they are still ruling out BC/Canadian shipyards as if they have some sort of prejudice against them.

Great video!

build a bridge to vancouver island. BC ferries is a huge ripoff

Great video, and fantastic clips! Where did you find and get the archival footage?

Thank you so much for sharing, I found it is very helpful for me as a newcomer to learn the history of this beautiful country.

Thanks to Mr.Bradfield we have eight traffic lanes and two rail lines across the Sydney Harbour Bridge. That is foresight in 1932.

BC ferries is a government work program for losers, and they still can't treat you nicely, a bunch of glorified fast food workers

Was the takedown fotage from stevenson ships? they have been on a rampage recently taking down things

I worked on building the east gate entrance and first aid station .there was a tunnel we also build under the east entrance

Please consider doing a video on ‘History of BC Tel’. Your videos showcasing BC remind me of 80’s and 90’s BC tel era before TELUS destroyed it.

Beautiful, as always. Thank you x2 🙌🏼

My 🐱 could operate this provincial monopoly pro bono and take care of the rodent issues

Id rather die then step onto another ferry again. Praise God this world is ending.

I worked on the Expo 86 marketing and advance ticket sales team. I started in 1985 and worked until closing day of the Expo…. The best job ever !!!

That new tunnel should be trolled until it’s paid off

Thank you so much for making this video!

The first two ferries (Queen of Tsawwassen and the Queen of Sidney) were built in BC from designs based on the MV Coho. The Coho continues to operate today between Port Angles and Victoria using a ship that is virtually the same as it was back in 1959. Take a trip on the Coho and experience what those original two BC Ferries were like ;-) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney-class_ferry

Yeah, a 4 lane bridge being replaced by a 4 lane bridge because the NDP are bloody stupid

6:00 one assumes you are referring to the ex-BlackBall terminal at Departure Bay, not Nanaimo city centre. The drone footage shows the channel between the Yacht Club and Newcastle Island, but no ferry goes there; Departure Bay is far in the background. Until 1981 Canadian Pacific ran passenger, car and rail ferries that actually were to the Nanaimo city centre. It’s true the motivation for Duke Point was for capacity and to divert truck traffic away from the short but nonetheless residential stretch between Departure Bay and Highway 19.

Irving House in New Westminster is preserved as a heritage home and museum, a great place to visit for a look at Victorian BC.

You want a better BC Ferries? Get rid of the Coastal Ferry Act! British Columbians have no concept of what this Act has done to destroy the ferries and the potential to do more damage to private property rights in BC. Wake up!

This was before my time but so cool to learn about, especially since I still get to see the remnants today. Like Science World was from this expo? Amazing.

I definitely miss the older fleet (Queen of New West, etc), the current fleet doesn’t have as much personality and I feel like the layout isn’t as comfortable.

I grew up going to White Rock. The Pier was a mainstay on our visits. Especially into my early 20s. I since moved inland and don't see the ocean regularly. I didn't realize how much i would miss it.

Toll all the bridges. Golden Ears, Port Mann, Patullo Alex Fraser, Deas Island Tunnel, 2nd narrows, Lions gate and toll the hwy to whistler for single commuter cars only. Work vans, trucks and Commercial vehicles exempt. Use the tolls to improve the bus system.

Local-built only benefits those union workers

Sorry you had to re upload this! My wife and I subscribed, it was a terrific video and we are excited to check out the rest!

Further to the bridge idea, imagine the reactions of the rural homeowners on Galiano Island etc when told their idyllic retreat will soon have a four lane highway bridge operating next to it. British Columbia’s nimbyism is already pretty high, just wait till the owners of the expensive waterfront properties get riled up!

The Fast Ferries were definitely a failure. But unlike the ferries since built abroad, at least those millions in wages went to workers in BC and moved through our economy.

A bridge makes sense in theory, but fails in practice when you consider the aptitude of the average British Columbian driver.

Thanks for the video!! I love your content!!

Hey great video. But the fact that you were able to quickly reproduce the video without the offending clips means it's definitely NOT fair dealing. Fair dealing requires, as one its elements, that there be no alternative. For example, displaying a clip of a movie to critique it. The question asked by a court would be "could you produce your work without the use of copyright-protected material?" If the answer is no, then it may be fair dealing.

The fixed link reports from the 80s always seemed crazy to me, because they went all in on the idea of going directly to the lower mainland from either Nanaimo, Duncan, or Victoria, but they didn’t seriously consider a much more modest route linking Powell River to the Sunshine Coast (which seemed to be the 19th century plan) or the Saanich peninsula to the US San Juan Islands. The two island hopping routes would have some of the same problems as a fixed link, but at a much smaller and more manageable scale.

We just don't have the population to warrant a deeply bored tunnel, and probably won't for 100 years. Bridges are too dangerous.

I hope the re-upload doesn't hurt your revenue. I'll rewatch just to make sure you get that adsense