City reaches agreement for new Nanaimo passenger ferry

A passenger-only ferry between downtown Nanaimo and downtown Vancouver is one step closer to sailing out of the Harbour City.

The Nanaimo Port Authority and Island Ferry Services have reached an agreement on an ‘Offer to Lease’ certain facilities at 100 Port Drive for the operations base.

The next steps include an environmental review and further discussions with the Snuneymuxw First Nation and the City of Nanaimo.

The goal is to get the service running by next summer.

In 2015, Island Ferries was chosen as the preferred company to operate the passenger-only service.