Bear Cove ferry terminal explained

Bear Cove
Type:	Ferry terminal
Address:	6800 Highway 19, Port Hardy
Borough:	British Columbia
Country:	Canada
Coordinates:	50.7254°N -127.4561°W
Line:	Route 10–Prince Rupert Route 28–Discovery Coast Connector
Operator:	BC Ferries
Parking:	50
Opened:	May 1979
Code:	BEAR^[1]
Owned:	BC Ferries
Passengers:	22 897
Pass Year:	2023
Pass Percent:	2.89

Bear Cove is a northern Vancouver Island ferry port in British Columbia, Canada. The location on the Queen Charlotte Strait, near the district municipality of Port Hardy in the Regional District of Mount Waddington, provides connections to British Columbia's Central and Northern coasts. The tidal range of the Queen Charlotte Strait is normally between 2and(-).^[2] The ferry terminal is the northern terminus of Highway 19.

Construction

In 1979, the new $2.5M new terminal opened. The relocation from Kelsey Bay reduced the Prince Rupert run by four hours.^[3]

Routes

BC Ferries (British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.), the main provider of BC coastal ferry services, operates the following routes:

• Route 10 – Inside Passage: Port Hardy to Prince Rupert (summer stops at Bella Bella and Klemtu).^[4]
• Route 28 – Discovery Coast Connector (summer only): Port Hardy to Bella Coola (with stops at Bella Bella, Shearwater, Klemtu, and Ocean Falls).^[5]

See also

• Inside Passage

External links

• BC Ferries: Routes & Schedules

Notes and References

1. Web site: Plans, Reports, Policies and Other Resources . 2023-08-22 . Connecting the Coast BC Ferries . en .
2. Web site: 7 days Tidal Predictions: Port Hardy . March 13, 2017 . . . en.
3. News: 1 Jun 1979 . Ferry route cut by new terminal . 3 . . Prince George Newspapers.
4. Web site: Port Hardy (Bear Cove) to Prince Rupert schedule. www.bcferries.com.
5. Web site: Port Hardy (Bear Cove) to Bella Coola schedule. www.bcferries.com.