VIDEO: Hullo officially unveils new Nanaimo fast ferries, including service start date

NANAIMO - Mark it on the calendar. Following months and months of planning, the city's new fast ferry link to ...

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Is there any indication of how fast these are?
- It's supposed to be 70 minutes.
  
  Thanks! I haven’t taken the ferry from Nanaimo in a long time, how does that compare to the regular crossing? I suppose it has the added advantage of ending in downtown Vancouver and not at horseshoe bay
Getting into downtown on foot is going to be huge. Not to mention house prices getting even higher in Nanaimo
So, any ideas for a good day trip in Nanaimo?

Also, doesn't this mean that people living in Nanaimo could have a shorter commute than those in Langley/PoCo? That's crazy.
- doesn’t this mean that people living in Nanaimo could have a shorter commute than those in Langley/PoCo?
  
  Yes, and that's something people are chatting about and watching carefully. I know several people in the Abbotsford/Chilliwack area who are paying close attention and seriously considering a move if the ferry works out as claimed. They will have a considerably shorter commute into downtown Vancouver and be able to, for now, buy cheaper homes in Nanaimo.
  
  I already moved LoL a few years ago, and am really looking forward to being able to take the ferry into downtown without the BC Ferries drama.

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