In B.C.’s Kootenay Bay, residents are fed up with inland ferry job action [Video]

Dozens of residents on the east shore of Kootenay Lake staged a protest Friday morning, voicing frustration over the impact of an ongoing job action that has limited ferry service to essential-only trips. 

Gathered at the Kootenay Bay ferry terminal, protesters expressed their frustration over restricted travel options and the strain it’s placed on their lives and daily routines.

Among the protesters was Cheryl Cavanagh, a resident who relies on the ferry to visit her 90-year-old mother, who is in extended care across the lake in Nelson. 

“I cannot cross the ferry to see my mum,” she told CBC News. “This past week, she’s been going through a crisis over there.

“I’m sick …it’s affecting my mum, and it’s affecting me and my family over here. I have my daughter here from Alberta who has come to see my mum,” Cavanagh added.