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BC Ferries sails on a sea of opportunity
I
t takes more than 5,500
employees for British
Columbia Ferry Services
Inc. to run one of the
world’s largest ferry services
and safely transport 22 million
customers every year, says
Cameron Brine, vice president and
chief people officer. “I have really
come to appreciate just how much
the people at BC Ferries actually
love their jobs,” Brine says.
“I can see it in how our
passengers are greeted and in the
number of multi-generational
employee families,” he adds. “It’s
hard to find a stronger example
of how people love working here
than when they encourage their
own kids to come on board.”
Satisfied workers make for satisfied customers. “The experience
we want our passengers to have
relies on their interactions with
our people,” says Brine. “I believe
that if you take care of your
people, they’ll take care of your
business.”
BC Ferries offers good benefits
– including a defined-benefit
pension and robust health plans
– to maintain that care, as well as
flexible scheduling and a wide
array of in-house training. “This
is an organization you can come
into at the ground level, often out
of high school, and work your way
up by multiple different paths,”
Brine says.
“We will support our people
with training for the licensing
and certifications they need or
reimburse tuition at outside institutions,” says the vice president.
“Everything we do, from worldclass training to flexible schedules,
is basic bottom line for us – how
do we take care of our people so
that they can take care of their
passengers?”
Everything we do, from
world-class training to the
flexible schedules, is basic
bottom line for us – how do
we take care of our people
so that they can take care
of their passengers?
— Cameron Brine
Vice President and Chief
People Officer
Cameron Brine, vice president and chief people officer, at BC Ferries.
Ashley Weathered, a terminal
attendant at Bear Cove – BC
Ferries’ most northerly Vancouver
Island terminal, and minutes away
from her home in Port Hardy – has
enjoyed her four years on the job.
“I like the fast pace and the new
things that happen,” she says. “You
know what to expect in general,
but something might occur during
any day. You could have a drill or
the weather can change.
“And there’s the people, a lot of
regulars who you always see and,
during the summer season, all
those tourists excited for their first
time on a big boat,” Weathered
says. “It’s just exciting to see
everybody’s faces and the whole
community aspect of it.”
Weathered also appreciates the
discounted travel fares BC Ferries
