Nanaimo - Floating cruise ship terminal planning scrapped

[stanley strazza]

.....you are the man Smokey.....good stuff.......cheers!....stan the man

[Wyatt Earp]

The original cost for the facility was to be about $14 million; it's now $22 million.
$22 million to provide low paying seasonal jobs! within an industry that has it's problems.

The project was never funded at $14M so I'm not sure where you got that number - from the paper no doubt. Further, low paying may be true for the most part but this is also the least amount of education or skill as well so that stands to reason. There will still be a need for managers etc. that would be much higher paying based on one's skill set / experience.

The only issue Nanaimo has with this great project is that the rest of the harbour front won't be ready for it. It still begs the question of how one gets from the assembly wharf to the harbourfront we all know and love?

[All Ages Music Concerts]

God I miss Victoria and its harbour front!! My home town and Nanaimo has a long ways to go in its planning for tourist!!

[Flugel Horn]

My photo from today on the progress at the Nanaimo cruise-ship pier.
- the big piece of floating concrete is now in place.

[mike mckillican]

I wish, money could be spent on fantastic upgrades on the Down town core..

[mike mckillican]

Is that true were there building stipulations for ethnic groups in West Vancouver back in it's day?

Mike

[k-hi-tiger]

Sorry to mention this but... yes, historically there appeared to be some unfortunate limitations on property ownership in at least one area of West Vancouver -- the British Properties. While doing research, years ago, on the Lions' Gate Bridge I came across information that seemed to prevent ownership of land by non-whites ("africans" specifically -- not my words) in the British Properties -- at least through the early years of the development. Pretty shocking considering that it was in the 1930s.

[vanislandrev]

Anyone know the status of the Cruise ship terminal?

[Flugel Horn]

Photos of the almost-completed cruise ship dock in Nanaimo.
- as seen on 4/17/2011 from Jack Point park.
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- setting the scene with some pano-stitch photos







- bridge on left, floating embarkation area in middle, dolphins on right.
- bridge is to walk from land down to the floating level.
- floating level is where you wait to walk onto the ship. Obviously to a gangway entrance that's on one of the lower decks of the ship (and then an elevator !)
- dolphins are the marine structures for the ship to rest against, to let it hold its position.




- close-up of the bridge, the floating platform, and the dolphins.




- what I think is the soon-to-be-completed passenger welcoming building. (the one on the left, with all the glass)



- the float and the dolphins



- the float


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- expect to see some more photos from me of that spot, on May 7th when the first cruise ship arrives.

[Trailblazer]

I am sure that when the inevitable happens & the cruise ship "theory" fails; the walkway will be extended to Gabriola Island which will take the pressure off the ferry service.

LOL.