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title: "BC Ferries plans major upgrades to Horseshoe Bay and Langdale terminals in service proposal for 2028-32"
description: "BC Ferries has submitted its proposed four-year plan to the BC Ferry Commission, which includes terminal upgrades on the Sunshine Coast route and new vessel deployments."
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BC Ferries has filed a four-year service proposal with the BC Ferry Commission that includes major terminal upgrades on the Sunshine Coast route and a plan to bring larger vessels to that service after next-generation ferries arrive on other routes first. The Coast Reporter reported on the submission on Nov. 1.

The proposal, called the Performance Term 7 submission, covers the 2028-32 period. BC Ferries identifies the Horseshoe Bay and Langdale terminals as part of a major infrastructure renewal program. The company says work is needed as facilities age and as it prepares for future vessel deployments.

## What the plan says about vessels

BC Ferries' new Summit Class vessels, which the company says feature hybrid-electric propulsion and greater passenger and vehicle capacity, are expected to enter service on other major routes first. In a later phase, BC Ferries plans to redeploy existing Coastal Class vessels to Route 3, the Horseshoe Bay-Langdale crossing, which would require compatible berth infrastructure at both terminals.

## The route's finances

Route 3 continues to run at a loss. According to BC Ferries' submission, the route generated $67.6 million in operating revenue in 2026 and incurred $79.2 million in operating expenses. BC Ferries says the route is projected to remain in deficit at the start of the PT7 period even after government funding and regulatory mechanisms are applied.

BC Ferries also noted the unusual importance of the service to the communities it connects. "Island communities and the Sunshine Coast depend on transportation from mainland Greater Vancouver for deliveries of food, building materials, pharmaceuticals, and other essential supplies and products," the submission says. Higher ferry fares, BC Ferries added, can push up the cost of goods in those communities, not just the direct cost of travel.

## What comes next

The BC Ferry Commission is now reviewing the submission. The commissioner's office is accepting public comments until Feb. 28. The information in the submission and the comments it receives will be used to set the price cap for 2028-32, the maximum average annual fare increase BC Ferries is permitted to charge during the four-year period.

Residents who rely on the Sunshine Coast or other BC Ferries routes can submit comments to the BC Ferry Commission before Feb. 28 to influence the fare cap that will govern the 2028-32 period.

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