Bear Cove ferry terminal

Ferry terminal in British Columbia, Canada

50°43′31.6″N 127°27′21.9″W / 50.725444°N 127.456083°W / 50.725444; -127.456083Owned byBC FerriesOperated byBC FerriesLine(s)Route 10–Prince Rupert
Route 28–Discovery Coast ConnectorConstructionParking50Other informationStation codeBEAR^[1]Websitewww.bcferries.com/travel-boarding/terminal-directions-parking-food/port-hardy-bear-cove/PPHHistoryOpenedMay 1979Passengers202322 897^{[Note 1]}

2.89%

Bear Cove is a northern Vancouver Island ferry port in British Columbia, Canada. The location on the Queen Charlotte Strait, near the district municipality of Port Hardy in the Regional District of Mount Waddington, provides connections to British Columbia's Central and Northern coasts. The tidal range of the Queen Charlotte Strait is normally between 2 and 6 metres (7–20 ft).^[2] The ferry terminal is the northern terminus of Highway 19.

Construction

In 1979, the new $2.5M new terminal opened. The relocation from Kelsey Bay reduced the Prince Rupert run by four hours.^[3]

Routes

BC Ferries (British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.), the main provider of BC coastal ferry services, operates the following routes:

Route 10 – Inside Passage: Port Hardy to Prince Rupert (summer stops at Bella Bella and Klemtu).^[4]
Route 28 – Discovery Coast Connector (summer only): Port Hardy to Bella Coola (with stops at Bella Bella, Shearwater, Klemtu, and Ocean Falls).^[5]

Notes

^ Figures obtained for 2022 & 2023 from adding the passengers counted at Bear Cove in each month of the calendar year.^[1] The figures under "Total Prev Year" are not used because those denote fiscal years instead of calendar years. The total passenger count at Bear Cove for 2022 was 22 253.

References

^ ^a ^b "Plans, Reports, Policies and Other Resources". Connecting the Coast | BC Ferries. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
^ "7 days Tidal Predictions: Port Hardy". Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
^ "Ferry route cut by new terminal". Prince George Citizen. 1 Jun 1979. p. 3 – via Prince George Newspapers.
^ "Port Hardy (Bear Cove) to Prince Rupert schedule". www.bcferries.com.
^ "Port Hardy (Bear Cove) to Bella Coola schedule". www.bcferries.com.

External links

BC Ferries: Routes & Schedules

BC Ferries

Ferry terminals
Mainland–Vancouver Island	Departure Bay Duke Point Horseshoe Bay Swartz Bay Tsawwassen
Sunshine Coast	Earls Cove Gambier Island Keats Island Langdale Saltery Bay Snug Cove
Northern Gulf Islands / Powell River	Alert Bay Blubber Bay Buckley Bay Campbell River Cortes Island Denman Island (2) Hornby Island Little River Port McNeill Quadra Island (2) Sointula Westview (Powell River)
Southern Gulf Islands	Brentwood Chemainus Crofton Fulford Harbour Gabriola Island Long Harbour Lyall Harbour Mill Bay Nanaimo Harbour Otter Bay Penelakut Island Sturdies Bay Thetis Island Vesuvius Village Bay
Mid-coast / Northern Route	Alliford Bay Bear Cove Bella Coola Klemtu McLoughlin Bay Ocean Falls Prince Rupert Shearwater Skidegate

Current fleet
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I class	Malaspina Sky Queen of Capilano Queen of Cumberland
Century class	Skeena Queen
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T class	Quadra Queen II Tachek
Unclassed	Baynes Sound Connector Northern Adventure Northern Expedition Northern Sea Wolf Queen of New Westminster Quinitsa Quinsam