Service region name changes to qathet Sunshine Coast

On request of the Ferry Advisory Committee, BC Ferries Engagement team has recently changed the name used to represent communities within the Northern Sunshine Coast to ‘qathet Sunshine Coast’. This change is intended to better reflect the area served by BC Ferries north of Earls Cove ferry terminal.

The name ‘qathet’ is a word from Tla’amin Nation meaning “working together”. The word was gifted to the local government authority from the Tla’amin First Nation in 2017. qathet is pronounced “KAW-thet,” and is intentionally lowercase to reflect Tla’amin spelling.