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Socio-economic study commissioned on moving ferry terminal

The Queens Bay Residents Association wants to know the economic impact of moving the Balfour ferry terminal.

Spokesman John Betts says they’ll commission a study of the effect of lost business.

Betts says they already have a consultant lined up and the report should be completed in early October, which is the Ministry of Transportation’s deadline for public feedback.

The regional district has provided a $9,000 grant to do the work.

Greg Nesteroff
Greg Nesteroff
Greg has been working in West Kootenay news media off and on since 1998. When he's not on the air, he's busy writing about local history. He'll soon publish a book about the man who founded the ghost town of Sandon.

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