Firms hired to review potential fast ferry operators
NANAIMO — Another step forward in the plodding process of finding a passenger-only fast ferry operator for Nanaimo.
Bernie Dumas, president of the Nanaimo Port Authority, says two firms have been hired to complete an extensive review of the three companies that have expressed interest in setting up the Nanaimo to downtown Vancouver service.
Dumas says accounting firm Ernst and Young and marine consultants Gordon Houston Associates have been selected.
He says the consultants are expected to be in Nanaimo Thursday to meet with officials from the Port, city of Nanaimo and Snuneymuxw First Nation to get an idea of what type of service is wanted for the community.