Sidney Ferry Fight

David Moseley, Washington State Ferries assistant secretary, returns to Anacortes June 11, six months after presenting a long-range plan that drove many to action through the Save Our Ferry group.

Duane Clark calls the saving of the Anacortes to Sidney, B.C., ferry run by the state Legislature “sweet success.”

The state transportation budget was finalized by both the House…

Drumming and singing could be heard aboard Sunday’s Anacortes to Sidney, B.C., ferry opening the international run’s nine-month operating season.

The entertainment was provided…

Funding to continue operating the threatened Anacortes to Sidney, B.C., ferry — and all Washington State Ferry routes — is included in the Senate and House proposed 2009-2011 transportation…

Funding to continue operating the Anacortes to Sidney, B. C., ferry — and all Washington State Ferry routes — is included in the state Senate’s proposed 2009-2011 transportation budget.…

It could be a ferry celebration like no other — with the chance it may be the last weighing heavy on revelers’ minds.

The first spring sailing of the Anacortes to Sidney, British…

Generating desperately needed Washington State Ferries funding, and saving the Anacortes to Sidney run, could come down to raising fares for operating costs and state taxes for new boats and terminals.…

The Black Ball Ferry Line transports approximately 400,000 passengers a year from Port Angeles to Victoria, B.C., on Vancouver Island.

Its vessel, the M/V Coho, has been in service for 49 years…

Mark Lione notices the difference when the Sidney ferry run kicks into high gear during the summer.

More people stay at his Anacortes motel.

“During the prime summer…

The economic impact and tourism-building potential of the international ferry fun between Anacortes and Sidney, B. C., should be cause for celebration. So what’s new?

That was the story…

The Save Our Ferry group, a community organization trying to save the Anacortes to Sidney, B.C., ferry run, has been working hard to get the word out to residents that the run is vital to the region.…

Washington State Ferries

• Anacortes to Sidney, Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

• Only international route in Washington State Ferries system.

•…

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• Two ferries make the round trip between Anacortes and Sidney, B.C., each day through the summer.

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• Puget Sound Navigation Company cuts the Sidney run from…

Sharp Canadian tourism officials who foresaw the economic possibilities of an auto ferry between Vancouver Island and Washington arranged for the first boats to run daily between Anacortes and Sidney,…

The public has through Monday to comment Washington State Ferries on the draft of the agency’s long-range plan, which proposes eliminating the international ferry run.

The comment period…

Nobody likes option B, but most seem to be able to settle for option A when it comes to ferry service in the future.

Both possibilities are in the Washington State Ferries draft long-range…

Canceling the Anacortes to Sidney, British Columbia, ferry run is before the state Legislature this session on two counts — one is the need to save money in a state budget where billions must…

ANACORTES — When Jackie Boss bought her ticket to take a ferry to visit Sidney, B.C., it was her first step in finding a new home. She liked Anacortes so much she moved to the city 13 months ago.…

ANACORTES — Tourists pack Stork’s Restaurant inside San Juan Lanes on summer mornings to eat a hearty breakfast before catching the ferry to Sidney, B.C.

If the Washington State…

The community has mobilized quickly to make a strong case for keeping the international ferry running between Anacortes and Sidney, B.C. — perhaps it’s because we have to do this too often.…

Short on funds and faced with replacing an aging fleet, Washington State Ferries sees the Anacortes to Sidney run much differently than local leaders arguing it’s an economic benefit to the state.…

Ferry makes money for state, backers assert at community meeting

In a show of force, approximately 75 people showed up at City Hall Jan. 7 in response to Gov. Christine Gregoire’s…

The Anacortes to Sidney ferry operates April through December with one to two round trips a day, bringing tourism dollars to the city and filling the state coffers with millions of dollars each year.…

Governor’s budget eliminates international run by next fall

Ferry supporters are planning a trip to Olympia next month in hopes of saving the international ferry run from Anacortes…