The historian and author Derek Hayes discusses his new book Coastal Connections: A History of British Columbia Ferries and Passenger Ships (Harbour Publishing, 2025), with Joseph Planta.
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Coastal Connections: A History of British Columbia Ferries and Passenger Ships by Derek Hayes (Harbour Publishing, 2025).
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Text of the introduction by Joseph Planta:
I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.
Derek Hayes joins me again. The award-winning historian and photographer has recently released a new book Coastal Connections: A History of British Columbia Ferries and Passenger Ships. It’s an engaging overview of the ferries and ships that sail the coast, connecting the mainland to the island, as well as island to island in some cases. The book is replete with archival photographs as well as recent ones. There’s also artwork and ephemera that’s a wonderful view into BC Ferries and all the other companies that service and serviced this province. And it’s not just BC Ferries that’s covered in the book. There’s Union Steamships, Canadian Pacific, Black Ball Ferries, and Harbour, some that still exist. Derek Hayes is the renowned historian and author of multiple books including the bestselling Historical Atlas of the Pacific Northwest. Trained as a geographer at the University of Hull in England, and the University of British Columbia, he worked for a time as a planner with the Vancouver City Planning Department. He was also a columnist for Fine Books & Collections magazine for several years. Visit www.derekhayes.ca for more. This new book is from Harbour Publishing. We spoke just twelve days ago. Please welcome back to the Planta: On the Line program, Derek Hayes; Mr. Hayes, good morning.
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