Woe Canada! WA State Ferries Enters 7th Season without Cross-Border Service

Woe Canada! WA State Ferries enters 7th season without cross-border service

Washington State Ferries says it is not able to restore the Sidney service until at least 2030. That’s when it expects to receive the first of three new 144-auto hybrid electric ferries on order.

WA State Ferries enters seventh season without cross-border service

The state ferry Chelan was the only Washington ferry qualified for international crossings. But its certification has now lapsed. (Photo courtesy of WSDOT) In her two years as the Anacortes Town Crier, Julie Nester has proclaimed and oyez, oyez, oyez’d at the community’s Christmas tree lighting, the Fourth of July parade and sister cities golf tournament. But one plum assignment is still missing from her town crier resume: the annual Anacortes t…

Citizens ask Washington court to restore the long-serving Sidney-Anacortes ferry service

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